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Current laws that deem species safe from extinction ignore their ecological role, geographic range and genetic diversity, as well as their relationships with people.

Many plants and flowers have symbolic meanings, and their presence on a grave may reflect something unique about the deceased.

The Domain Name System, like most pieces of the internet, was designed to be distributed across many computers. Concentration on few cloud providers is changing that.

Many people do not know about the serious harms that untreated pain in pregnancy can cause.

Uncontrolled inflammation is usually thought to be the culprit behind asthma. But in asthma patients who have survived intimate partner violence, a possible new pattern is emerging.

The memoir of Nathaniel Isaacs, a Jewish merchant who found himself shipwrecked in what is now South Africa, influenced Shaka's long-lasting fame abroad.

If you see a health claim that seems too good - or too bad - to be true, take a moment to step back and assess the evidence.

Archaeologists have studied how astronauts use the International Space Station to improve its potential future successors.

Covert ops and military buildup in the Caribbean suggest Washington is eying a regime change. But are conditions ripe in Venezuela?

President Trump reversed a long-held perception among US foreign policymakers that pressuring Israel should only be done in private.