Researchers say an ancient calendar discovered in southern Turkey may also memorialize a devastating comet strike that hit Earth nearly 13,000 years ago.

In order to spend years exploring deep space, astronauts need to be able to grow and cook their own food. A team of Ohio State students are working with NASA to test new food systems technology.

A study finds that carrion crows can be taught to count and make vocalizations that indicate the number counted, much in the same way that human toddlers do.

An Ohio elementary school teacher received a seed that orbited the moon on a spacecraft. It's now a five-foot-tall "moon tree" growing near a football field.

The return of Starliner has been indefinitely delayed, but NASA and Boeing say the astronauts will use the spaceship to get home — eventually.

NASA and other federal agencies recently did a tabletop simulation of an Earth-threatening asteroid to see how they'd handle it

The 50th anniversary of the discovery of the famous Lucy fossil prompts this journalist to reflect on a lifelong fascination with human evolution.

Ten models that exist only in the digital realm have made it to the finals of what's being billed as the world's first beauty pageant involving AI.

Early adolescence is a time when kids are becoming more independent and spending more time on social media. When it comes to curbing screen time in this age group, new research suggests some parental strategies work better than others.

When an NPR reporter heard a startling loud metallic noise in her house, she was about to get an interesting lesson in animal behavior.