The ocean is in trouble. But the sea has a hold on us, and the stories we tell about it are helping turn the tide.

In “What the Wild Sea Can Be,” a glimpse of plankton and trilobites from eons past helps us understand the scale of the ocean's existence.

The chambered nautilus may not be as famous as its octopus and squid relatives, but it’s just as remarkable. These ancient ...

In a conversation from February, how genetic research could speed up the restoration of the American chestnut tree.

AI is popping up in many corners of society, but how are doctors using it in their practice? We asked our physician listeners to call in, and many of you did. What we heard mirrored broad trends: that ...

Medical AI tools are transcribing patient visits, responding to doctors' questions, and analyzing scans. What are the ...

We know that climate change causes weather to be more extreme, more often. Attribution science tries to nail down exactly by ...

GPS is such an essential part of our lives that it’s easy to forget there was once a world without it. But, like many tech ...

If you got sucked back to dino times, you might get snacked on by a giant meat-eater. But what other dangers would you face?