This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of ...

As the pace of product development for AI-powered toys accelerates, controversy — and warnings — about the appropriateness of ...

As a historic social media trial opens, Dr. Carrie Mackensen hosts a free summit giving parents science-backed tools ...

Vaccines have turned once‑terrifying infections into rare events, yet viral rumors still convince parents to delay or skip ...

The guidance differs from the CDC’s newly recommended schedule, but not from the society’s previous recommendations.

The four candidates for D.C. Everest School Board who receive the most votes in the Feb. 17 primary will advance to the April 7 spring election.

Discover the Lizzadro Museum in Illinois, where jade glows, agates tell stories, and minerals reveal their ancient secrets. A rock lover's dream come true!

The Colorado Ballet opens its newest production, fruitcakes fly in Manitou Springs and the "Paw Patrol" pups are calling on ...

The finding, along with the discovery of a 500,000-year-old hammer made of bone, indicates that our human ancestors were ...

Archaeologists have found the oldest-known surviving examples of handheld wooden tools.

Scientists say two artifacts found at a lake shore in Greece are the oldest wooden tools uncovered so far.

An exclusive conversation with Kevin Weil, head of OpenAI for Science, a new in-house team that wants to make scientists more productive.