Paleontologists used X-rays to identify the 240-million-year-old creature's flattened and fossilized remains

Carrie Fisher wore the garment while filming the final scene of "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope"

Though it's generally seen as sustainable, using animal fat to power planes could force other industries to rely on more harmful palm oil

In a new report, the group reckons with its long history of racism and eugenicist beliefs

Paid sick leave policies could reduce the risk of spreading disease, notes the agency

A new analysis of 2,500-year-old toilets has found early evidence of a harmful parasite

The elusive creatures disappeared from the Golden State in 1922

Denver and Minneapolis are the latest airports to roll out the service—just in time for the busy summer travel season

The photos she shared set off a search for the fossil, which she had left behind. Now, scientists have the tooth, just the third of its kind found locally

Written to be performed live, a medieval minstrel's jokes poked fun at the powerful

Scientists documented more than 5,500 animal species at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, but thousands more might remain undiscovered

Announced on Friday, the newly designated routes span a total of 340 miles across nine states

Recent storms damaged museum collections and turned some cultural institutions into shelters

A new grant from Vital Impacts funds long-term efforts to document environmental solutions in the photographers' own communities

The 24 chicks are growing up at a conservation facility after being seized from a smuggler's carry-on

Juvenile white sharks and humans overlap 97 percent of the time in some warm Pacific waters, a new study finds

Scientists have analyzed the composition of a 2,000-year-old perfume unearthed in Carmona, Spain

Dresses, props and other ephemera from the pop star's many personal reinventions go on display

Alongside Ada Limón's words, you can add your name to the spacecraft that will search for life on the icy moon

Called the Yellowhammer, the dessert is made with ingredients that are important to the state