The New York Times

For many years, there were two competing theories to explain what makes hairs curl in sheep. Research by scientists in New Zealand and Japan published Thursday in the Journal of Experimental Biology finds that neither theory is exactly correct.

A study by Northwestern researchers reports that a form of graphene can be used as a less harmful hair color.

For years, the swelling waves had broken open platform after platform containing ancient remains. Inside the tombs were old obsidian spearheads, pieces of cremated bone and, sometimes, parts of the haunting statues that have made this island famous.

When it’s time for the hairyflower wild petunia to pass its genes to the next generation, it does it with a bang.

Researchers assembled 5 million family trees using data from the website Geni.com to test several genetic and historical hypotheses.

Researchers scanned young thylacines preserved in jars in museums, gaining an understanding of when in their development the marsupials turned canine-like.

Scientists used a variety of tools originally developed for medicine, manufacturing and geology to discover hidden details in the artist’s paintings and sculptures.

A star-crossed mission nearly 20 years in the making that was intended to seek an answer to the most burning, baffling question in astronomy — and perhaps elucidate the fate of the universe — is in danger of being canceled.

The search for the missing grain led to Trinidad and Thomas Jefferson, and now excitement among African-American chefs.