When people believe they’ll be restless under a full moon, that expectation alone can be enough to keep them awake.

Folklore suggests that a full moon has a strong effect on sleep. But the reality is more complex, and lifestyle habits like ...

Lake-effect season is beginning to be felt in the Great Lakes region, but it's not quite cold enough for snow. Here's why the ...

A new study warns that global climate change may have a devastating effect on butterflies, turning their species-rich, mountain habitats from refuges into traps. Think of it as the 'butterfly effect' ...

How is lake effect precipitation possible in October? WTOL 11 meteorologist Davis Wells explains how the Great Lakes have an ...

Earlier this month, a Food and Drug Administration panel concluded that a common decongestant ingredient used in drugs like Sudafed and NyQuil doesn’t work. The panel agreed that while the ingredient, ...

In 1961, MIT meteorologist Edward Lorenz was inputting numbers into a weather prediction program. His model was based on a dozen variables, the value of one being .506127. When he ran the model again, ...

Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of NPR's Short Wave talk about the brain benefits of quitting cigarettes, language development in premature babies, and a mysterious imprint in a Chicago sidewalk.

The share of Americans who say science has had a mostly positive effect on society has declined in recent years. In the new survey, 57% say science has had a mostly positive effect on society, while ...