Science

Researchers at Columbia University studied data from alcohol-related and substance-related hospital visits in New York State over 20 years.

Scientists started to realize all these hominins weren’t our direct ancestors. Instead, they were more like our cousins: lineages that split off from a common source and headed in different directions

Among the winners was Jan Zalasiewicz of Poland who earned the chemistry and geology prize for explaining why many scientists like to lick rocks.

Researchers found a link between sedentary lifestyles and chronic illnesses that are linked with increased dementia risk.

Boogie boarders caught some waves in bioluminescence at Huntington Beach, Calif., on Sept. 5.

Some paper and bamboo straws contain so-called “forever chemicals” that could make them a less-than-ideal alternative to plastic, researchers have found.

The balloon came equipped with a GoPro camera to record the journey, as well as some snacks — but not for eating on the way.

The children from the Taft Houses NYCHA complex sent a balloon into the atmosphere and caught the whole journey on GoPro video.

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says that he’s calculated where life in plastic exists.

Every year on August 8, an astrological event called the Lion’s Gate Portal “opens” in the sky.

NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft is back in contact again, after flight controllers corrected a mistake that had led to weeks of silence.

Children were given the chance to learn more about STEM topics during an educational youth summit, NBC6’s Ari Odzer reports.

Humans have etched their impact on Earth with such strength and permanence since the middle of the 20th century that scientists says a new geologic epoch began then. Called the Anthropocene — and derived from the Greek terms for “human” and “new” — this epoch started sometime between 1950 and 1954. While there is evidence worldwide that captures the impact...

Researchers at Virginia Tech have discovered that certain fragranced soaps are more susceptible to attracting mosquitoes. 

Researchers at Virginia Tech have discovered that certain fragranced soaps are more susceptible to attracting mosquitoes.  NBC6’s Sheli Muñiz reports.

All around South Florida, global warming is forcing local governments and residents to make expensive and complicated decisions to fight the rising ocean from below and the increasingly more-frequent rain bombs from above. While climate change adaptations can buy time, there comes a day when they stop working or they become too expensive. At that point, the only option left…

A 40-year-old man whose legs are paralyzed can now climbs and walk following implants in his brain and spinal cord that pair with external devices.