Even those not normally interested in astronomy will find it hard to resist NEOWISE, the brightest comet to grace our skies since the 1997 appearance of Comet Hale-Bopp. The spe...

 With schools and businesses closed and many cities and towns under mandatory shelter-in-place orders, the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19,  has drastically changed lives globall...

Over the years, researchers have unearthed fossils of many of the estimated 2,468 dinosaur species  that roamed Earth during the Mesozoic era, which spanned from between 252 mil...

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed life as we knew it just a few weeks ago.  Millions of people worldwide are now under mandatory or voluntary lockdowns.  All public attractions,...

And in the blink of an eye, winter is over — at least when it comes to the clocks.  On March 8, 2020, most Americans will "spring forward" by moving their clocks an hour ahead. ...

Saint Patrick's Day, which is celebrated annually on March 17, is a global favorite. And rightfully so, given the holiday's fun traditions, which include pinching people not wea...

For most birds, nest-building entails creating a bowl-shaped receptacle of twigs and dry leaves. However, don't tell that to the common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius). The tin...