What we eat may be the most important issue before the country.

People know a famous community of killer whales as individuals, with their own names, families, and personalities—which has made their woes even harder to take.

Around the country, dairy farms are struggling to stay open, embracing technology may be one way to make them more efficient.

A plant virus distributes its genes into eight separate segments that can all reproduce, even if they infect different cells.

For some kids, the weekly trash pickup is a must-see spectacle. Parents, children, waste-management professionals, and experts on childhood all offer theories as to why.

The science of adapting to cold weather could change treatment of inflammatory diseases, insomnia, and trauma.

Archaeologists are using canine assistants to uncover ancient remains.