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After outgrowing its original home, the National Museum of Mathematics has added new exhibits and an art gallery space in what was an empty storefront along the Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan.

Not all acts of extinction are to be regretted.

The strawberry guava, one of the world's worst invasive species, hinders forest restoration on the island while feeding its famous endangered primates.

Dr. Vinay Prasad drew criticism for decisions that overrode agency scientists and rejected potential drugs.

New data about the DART spacecraft's effects adds evidence that Earth could be defended from future deadly asteroids by diverting their orbits.

She laid much of the theoretical groundwork for the atomic bomb, although she did not participate directly in its production.

A temptress on the silver screen in the 1930s and '40s, she later became an inventor.

How scientists, conservationists and the fragrance industry are working to revive extinct scents and perpetuate threatened ones.

Kakapos, which are reclusive and flightless and can live as long as humans, are found only in New Zealand. They feed on the fruit of the rimu tree.

A new analysis of prescription data found that emergency room orders for acetaminophen for pregnant women fell for weeks after the federal warning.