"Despite many efforts to narrow the gender gap in leadership roles, women remain universally underrepresented in the top leadership positions in virtually every discipline, including in the sciences, ...

Last week I read an essay by New Scientist staff writer Graham Lawton with the catchy title, "Life in the anthropause." The online version is titled "Lockdown is a unique chance to see how human ...

Sixty-five percent of households in the U.S.—almost 80 million families—own a pet today, according to a survey by the American Pet Products Association. In addition to offering unconditional love and ...

Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. LiveScience NEW YORK — Sex. Many (but not all) animals do it. Partners come together to combine their genetic material in hopes of ...

WACO — Fifteen-year-old Michael Estill knew his steer wouldn't be the prizewinner at the Heart O' Texas Livestock Show when he chose him. To the other residents of the Methodist Children's Home Boys ...

Lessons from the zoo: Here are four surprising animal facts only zookeepers know. From Dr. Seuss to Dr. Dolittle, pop culture has made life with wild animals look like a blast. But for those who work ...

When classes begin this week at one public charter school in Florida, some of the lessons will be taught in barns and animal pens. Colleen Bradford Krantz of Iowa PBS reports. Instead of heading to a ...