Cold fronts colliding with warm, humid air from the Gulf of Mexico could cause dangerous weather conditions, forecasters say

Eight years after a Chinese scientist's report of gene-edited babies shocked the world, U.S. scientists reported editing embryos not meant for pregnancies using a more precise technique

The second batch of “First Proof” problems is meant to evaluate AI’s usefulness for research-level math. The best model got six or seven of the 10 questions basically right

The ability to run “mental marathons” is a skill children can learn through simple, but dedicated, practice

A step-by-step guide to the “Doginburgh Inventory,” a new pawedness test developed by dog behavior researchers

The fossilized remains of more than 450 whales have amassed along a 750-mile-long stretch of the Indian Ocean floor

FIFA is building temporary natural-grass fields meant to play consistently across 16 stadiums in three countries

Dogs spontaneously aid struggling humans the way young children do—whereas cats wait until they stand to benefit

Angine de Poitrine don't abide by the usual rules of Western music, using their own custom-built guitar to strike notes that shouldn't exist

As millions of soccer fans pack FIFA World Cup venues, public health scientists created a wastewater monitoring network to forecast potential disease threats—from measles to Ebola

How scientists are engineering the perfect World Cup pitch—one so flawless that players never notice it