As the movie “Oppenheimer” has shown to millions, scientists disagree, have fragile egos, experience office politics and have problems in their personal lives. And they do...
After recovery comes identification. With new rapid DNA technology, investigators no longer have to send all their material to labs with sophisticated equipment, highly skilled technical...
Virgin Galactic officially joined the space tourism business. On Aug. 10, the company flew the first Olympian, Jon Goodwin, and the first mother-daughter duo, Keisha Schahaff and...
When Nicole Villagran signed up to do her first Tough Mudder course, she thought she’d be getting an entertaining, if messy, workout. She got that —...
In late 1985, weeks after the shattered remains of the R.M.S. Titanic came to light, officials in Washington began seeking legal authority to regulate access to...
Federal officials have discovered major errors in the systems and procedures that some states have been using to verify eligibility for Medicaid, possibly leading to a...
Why It Matters: A contributor to maternal deaths The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world. Strokes account for about 7.5...
It was the last hour of a 30-hour dive, nearly two murky miles below the ocean’s surface. A remotely operated vehicle called the Hercules was exploring...
The salmon were once so plentiful in the river that old-timers talk about having been able to cross on the backs of fish so thick they...
The lunar fanfare of August is wrapping up with a treat: a blue supermoon that will occur on Wednesday at 9:36 p.m. Eastern time. The blue...