Every time I see the moon in the sky, it makes me happy. Our natural satellite is so familiar it’s easy to take it for ...

More Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests have been found on Texas beaches in 2026 than any year since authorities began tracking the endangered species. By mid-June, about 600 Kemp's ridley nests had been ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... With the support of both Floridians and visitors, Florida now represents the complex promise of endangered species recovery, with nesting numbers for some ...

In 1968, the Soviet Zond 5 made history by sending two tortoises around the moon, but the mission's most brazen secret was the fake cosmonaut transmissions deliberately broadcast to fool American ...

April set off down a wooded path on the North Fork, nose to the ground, darting and weaving through the bunchberry, blackberry and ferns. She wore a bright orange vest treated with permethrin to deter ...

Moon missions come in all shapes and sizes, from car-sized rovers packed with scientific equipment to towering rocket payloads—and now, a small, shape-shifting machine that is about the size of the ...

Spicy ‘ahi poke at a century-old fish market, sustainable shave ice made with organic syrups, a “sumo-size” loco moco at an iconic diner, sous vide lamb at a James Beard semifinalist’s farm pop-up, ...

The success of Artemis II’s lunar loop in April has energized plans for a permanent lunar foothold in the next decade. Once the purview of science fiction, an actual Moon Base will occupy hundreds of ...

Moon Base Alpha is real. The success of Artemis II’s lunar loop in April has energized plans for a permanent lunar foothold in the next decade. Once the purview of science fiction, an actual Moon Base ...

You’ve probably heard the phrase “once in a blue moon.” Maybe you’ve even used it to describe an occasional occurrence in your life — the frequency with which you buy a new cellphone, for example. But ...

May's blue moon will illuminate the night sky this weekend, but don't expect the moon to actually look blue. On Sunday, May 31, a blue moon will occur, which means there will be two full moons during ...

Researchers taught young loggerhead turtles to associate certain magnetic fields with feeding, prompting a distinctive dance when they recognized the signal. After a magnetic pulse briefly disrupted ...