The New York Times

“I think it’s sad that you feel like you’re alone in the universe,” my mom recently said to me.

These great apes that live mostly alone in the forests of Borneo and Sumatra, are quite cautious, as if they had heard the adage about the cat. But orangutans who spend a lot of time with human beings when they are young turn out to be much more inquisitive, and, apparently as a result, better…

We may covet gemstones for their beauty, but their real value lies in what they tell scientists about the extreme forces at work deep underground.

Each scallop eye is built something like the gigantic telescopes that peer into deep space

Ambiguities in the 50-year-old Outer Space Treaty may be getting in the way of entrepreneurs seeking opportunities elsewhere in our solar system.

With every birth, cells begin anew. Scientists have found a biological mechanism underpinning the process in worms, which one day may be harnessed to restore our own damaged cells.

A new study on chimpanzees shows they make a greater effort to warn other chimps of an apparent danger if they ​​think other chimps are unaware.

Your sense of smell may fluctuate in sensitivity over the course of 24 hours, in tune with our circadian clocks, with your nose best able to do its job during the hours before you go to sleep, according to a study published last month.

The male bears have become more adventurous, which could improve genetic diversity in long-isolated populations.