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A favorite vacation option may be at risk because of rising temperatures. Even those sticking with their summer plans agree: More air conditioning would help.

Marine biologists in Mexico captured video of a strange maneuver that killer whales used to shred their meal.

In Homer's epic, Odysseus's men eat something so powerful that they forget about home. Which plants could have produced such a soporific, narcotic and amnesiac effect?

The dunes sagebrush lizard, found only in the oil-rich Permian Basin, was classified as endangered two years ago.

Transmissible tumors have been reported in a handful of animal species, but never before among fish. Is it possible in humans?

Some U.S. lawmakers from both parties and Israeli officials have expressed opposition to such a plan, fearing that the kingdom could use a civilian nuclear project to eventually develop nuclear weapons.

Warming is expected to fuel the spread of food-borne pathogens. We might not be prepared.

Our geometric intuition, long considered something that sets us apart, seems to be shared with other primates.

The first Japanese scientist to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, he went on to discover how memories are stored, advancing understanding of how the brain works.

Cameron Hamilton defended the agency last year when President Trump talked about eliminating it. Emergency managers hope for more stability if he's confirmed as administrator.