Looking directly at the sun during a solar eclipse can lead to permanent eye damage. Eye experts say it's easy to take safety precautions. People in the path of totality of the April 8 total solar...

UNT Health Science Center’s Kofi Kusi-Boadum released his debut album in February

‘It feels so good to be home,’ Beyoncé said on night one of the tour’s Texas leg.

The flash flooding that hit North Texas on Monday can be dangerous and even deadly, but back-to-back extreme weather conditions – moving from months without...

Black birders have to be conscious of their personal safety in the field. Two PhD students at North Carolina State University are raising awareness on social media.

One sweltering afternoon this spring, Stephen Kruse trekked along a dry creek bed with a backpack full of fossils. An amateur enthusiast, Kruse has been...

New research from the UT Southwestern Medical Center suggests that not only what we eat, but also when we eat it, could play a role in how long we live. The...

Local restaurants find many ways to incorporate spicy food into their menus, from aromatic goat curry to fiery shrimp.

Chawla received her masters degree from UTA in 1984, and became the first Indian-born woman to go to space.

Are we in danger of a "zombie ant" apocalypse anytime soon? A TCU scientist weighs in.

Heat waves are becoming more frequent and intense across the U.S. Two of the country's hottest cities, Phoenix and Dallas, are seeking solutions to protect...

A Cleburne resident found a rare pink katydid that’s perfectly suited for a trip to Barbieland.

Join us in Dallas, TX at The Wild Detectives for a night of true, personal stories about science!

In East Texas, the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas and The Nature Conservancy have teamed up to save the longleaf pines by bringing “good fire” back to the...

What's the difference between a meteor and a meteorite? And what's a shooting star?

Nearly a million seniors in the D-FW area contend with extreme summer temperatures fueled in part by climate change. Triple digits are dangerous for everyone,...

UTD scientists want to create a portable way to access clean water during droughts.

Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas have created a system that can deliver vaccines with a puff of gas, with no needle required. Their work could...

Nikki Delk says she’s the rule, not the exception

The Dallas Arboretum's plant and flowers shine despite the Texas summer. Dave Forehand, the Arboretum's VP of gardens, shares the 66-acre preserve's secrets...

UTD scientists weigh in: What can ChatGPT be used for? And where does it make mistakes?

Clouds may spoil the view for many eclipse watchers. Clouds are forecast for much of the eclipse route through the U.S. with some possible patches of clear skies.

If you missed North America's total solar eclipse or if you caught the eclipse bug, there are more chances to see the sun disappear. Full solar eclipses happen about every year or two or three, due...

A new study suggests that the first warm-blooded dinosaurs may have roamed Earth about 180 million years ago.

The coffee that picked you up this morning is 600,000 years old. Researchers have found that the world's most popular type of coffee, known as arabica, emerged hundreds of thousands of years ago...

North Texans know there’s no shortage of unrelenting direct sunlight when they step outside during the summer. Can installing solar panels cut energy costs...

A Columbian mammoth towers above the savannah, its ivory tusks curling in the shape of a smile. In the background, more mammoths follow, bathed in a warm glow...

A replica of the dinosaur Tyrannosaurus rex, named Rexy, greets visitors at the new Frisco Public Library. Standing at over 20 feet tall, Rexy lifts the past...

On Monday, April 8, a solar eclipse will cross much of North America, plunging places in its path into total darkness for several minutes. One of those places...

A panel discussion at the University of Texas at Dallas Tuesday cleared up misconceptions about the viral AI chatbot ChatGPT, but also raised concerns about...

It’s got a mirror that looks like a honeycomb and can peer deep into the universe. Here’s what to know about NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, and how its...

Researchers designed a bite-proof fabric made of nylon and spandex which could help curb the spread of mosquito-borne diseases.

At the American Heart Association’s Annual Heart Walk event Sept. 23, over 30,000 people gathered to spread awareness about heart health and raise money for...

This August, two supermoons will be visible in the D-FW night sky. Viewers can spot both a Full Sturgeon Moon and a Full Blue Moon at the beginning and end of...

UT Austin researchers have named a new species of ancient beaver after Buc-ee's, the Texas-based chain of travel centers. The beaver, named Anchitheriomys...

This summer in D-FW and in Texas was historically hot — and dangerous. Here's how D-FW's extreme heat and triple-digit temperatures compared to Texas and the...

When Courtney Cecale moved into her North Texas house in the summer of 2020, she was in for a heat shock. The plants in her car wilted and died before she...

Solar eclipse chaser and North Texan Leticia Ferrer has seen 20 total solar eclipses from around the globe. When one sweeps across the Dallas-Fort Worth area...

The Institute of Marine Sciences is celebrating its 50th year of shark data collection, allowing scientists to learn more about an apex predator that's essential to ocean ecosystems.

Neil deGrasse Tyson will return to Dallas April 4 for “An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies: The Sequel.” He will discuss popular movies like 'The Wizard of...

A new study tracks how cockroaches spread around the globe to become the survival experts we know today.

From Buzz Lightyear to Edna Mode, the exhibition shows visitors how their favorite characters came to be.

D-FW high schoolers took top honors at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair, or ISEF, hosted in Dallas this week. Ninety Texas finalists,...

This Sunday, March 10, D-FW residents will move their clocks one hour ahead for daylight saving time. Area scientists say the effects of daylight saving can...

Raleigh Dewan created SteadiSpoon to help his grandmother enjoy family dinners again.

The panel, which was postponed due to severe weather, will discuss the chatbot’s benefits and drawbacks.

An unexpected discovery turned out to be a valuable one.

Its highlights include a goliath frog and African dwarf crocodile.

When a Richardson woman was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021, she found out she had a BRCA2 mutation. She later tracked down a half sister she'd never met...

Kofi Kusi, a Biomedical PhD student at UNT's Health Science Center talks about his passion for science and art, Thursday, August, 18, 2022.Subscribe to The D...

The University of Houston’s vaccine could block fentanyl from reaching the brain, preventing overdoses.

Vultures call North Texas home year round. But they nest in the spring, which means it’s prime time to see these birds of prey laying eggs in brush piles or...

Buprenorphine is a medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat opioid use disorder. President Joe Biden signed a law in December meant to...

Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas will collect data during the solar eclipse in the D-FW area April 8 to study the ionosphere, a layer of the...

Paleontologists from the Perot Museum of Nature and Science dug fossils of a 30-foot prehistoric marine lizard found in a creek bed near the North Sulphur Ri...

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center are determined to solve the molecular mystery of what makes us human. In a recent study, they compared brain...

When Ignacio Rios told his friends he was scrolling on a dating app for scientific research, they didn’t believe him. Rios is an assistant professor at the...

The Perot Museum’s latest exhibition, “T. rex: The Ultimate Predator,” explores the evolution of the Tyrannosaurus rex. On loan from the American Museum of...

In the basement of Southern Methodist University’s Heroy Science Hall, Travis Nolan cups an origami reptile in the palm of his hand. Technically, it’s not a...

Why go back to the moon? And who is helping with the mission to send humans there?

Saba Ansari, a teacher at Bridge Builder Academy in Richardson, wants to demystify science for her students right from the start. As a former chemistry and...

UTSW scientist hopes delta waves can help doctors, coaches make critical return-to-play decision for athletes.

The Phoenix city government isn’t alone in helping residents beat the heat.

An annular solar eclipse will be visible in D-FW skies Oct. 14. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon aligns between the Earth and sun, casting a shadow that...

A Columbian mammoth towers above the savannah, its ivory tusks curling in the shape of a smile. In the background, more mammoths follow, bathed in a warm glow...