Is it really that oppressive to tell sisters that they should brush their hair, use deodorant, and wear a little makeup to cover the bags under their eyes?

An evolutionary biologist argues that humans started talking because they needed to negotiate.

The largest DNA-identification project ever conducted provides unprecedented proof of the slaughter at Srebrenica. But 20 years later, too many people claim it never happened.

A new movie shows how difficult it is to portray the afterlife in a non-religious culture.

Farmers have quadrupled how much milk a typical cow can make, but there are hidden downsides.

Lessons learned from the failures of predictive modeling

The Hollywood-set musical took a record 14 nods in a list otherwise dominated by smaller, more intimate dramas.

The program is based on the idea that habit-forming behaviors start in childhood.

And other tales from the intersection of science and airport security

The Trump administration wants to prospect the Atlantic for oil and gas using loud explosive blasts that will seriously harm whales, fish, and other marine life.