Science

A dead 50-foot gray whale washed ashore in Huntington Beach on Friday, according to officials with the Pacific Marine Mammal Center. The cause of death of the young adult female...

Coffee doesn’t contain cholesterol. But depending on how it’s brewed, it may contain compounds that affect cholesterol levels—particularly LDL, the so-called “bad cholesterol.” Cafestol and kahweol. If coffee has no...

A new theoretical study suggests that the mysterious force driving the accelerated expansion of the universe—known as dark energy—may actually be rooted in a deeply quantum structure of space-time. This new...

Neither plant nor fungus. The study has reignited debate over the nature and taxonomy of Prototaxites, prehistoric organisms once widely considered fungi. Removing these creatures from the fungal evolutionary branch...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Dozens of onlookers gathered on a pier overlooking the Potomac River, shivering in the cold wind to see a small, 24-foot long vessel speed around without a captain.  ...

Meteor shower events Meteor showers occur regularly throughout the year as Earth passes through the trails of debris left by comets. Here are peak dates for upcoming meteor showers in...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Nestled among cloud-kissed Andean peaks and known for its steady rainfall, Colombia ’s capital once seemed immune to water scarcity. But that sense of security vanished...

When news that scientists in Texas had succesfully reintroduced the long-extinct dire wolf to the modern world, more people than just “Game of Thrones” fans took notice. Researchers at the...

After months of questions in the aftermath of the Eaton and Palisades fires, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has finally shared preliminary results from soil testing in...

A fertility clinic in Australia has confirmed a critical error in which one woman gave birth to another couple’s child after an embryo transfer went wrong. The incident occurred at...