Tons of clothing and other textiles end up in landfills. But scientists have developed a new process to break down textile waste.

We’re highlighting eight athletes who could make this year’s Olympics one to remember.

Studies suggest that, like humans, elephants give each other “names.”

Inside Out 2 is a hit at the box office. What does this mean for the future of movie theaters?

For the first time, researchers observed an orangutan treating its wound with a plant that’s known to be healing.

Why are orcas hitting boats off the coasts of Europe and Africa? Experts say they’re probably bored.

When Major League Baseball started including Negro League statistics into its calculations, baseball great Josh Gibson came out on top.

German cockroaches evolved to live in human homes. Scientists now think they know how.

A new plant in Iceland is designed to address climate change by sucking carbon out of the atmosphere.

For several days in May, an aurora borealis decorated the night sky over much of the Northern Hemisphere.

Dr. Catherine Wu is working on vaccines that could treat many forms of cancer.

Archaeologists found a 12-sided object dating back to ancient Rome. They don’t know what it was used for.

A new sculpture features a pedestal with nothing on top. It was designed that way for a reason.

Seventeen-year-old Jakob Thompson saved a swimmer from drowning in a dangerous inlet.

Hazel Ying Lee was the first Asian American female pilot.