From a peak of activity in the 1980s, serial killers have been (thankfully) on the decline. But what is behind the drop?

In a new study published in the journal Science, researchers from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, ZSL (Zoological Society of ...

After a long, winding road of tests, researchers at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and other ...

Florence Nightingale, born in Florence on this day in 1820, made her world measurably better. She counted the dead ...

The steam locomotive chugged its way toward Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Aug. 15, 1859. On board was an impatient young ...

The vast amount of misinformation circulating in public health is largely due to not understanding evidence-based science.

“Many of the familiar fireflies that flit over our lawns in summer are called roving fireflies because the males fly about singly, searching for females perched in low vegetation. The male flashes ...

Approximately 145 million: That's the number of specimens—including plants, animals, minerals, and human artifacts—curators ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — Monthly “Family Days” are returning to the Museum of Natural History and Science this weekend.

A major Yellowstone eruption likely won’t happen for thousands, and potentially millions, of years. Scientists say that the ...