Life’s origin story just became even more mysterious. Using mathematics and information theory, Robert G. Endres of Imperial ...

New research shows that hippos lived in central Europe tens of thousands of years longer than previously thought. Ancient DNA ...

Dinosaurs weren’t dying out before the asteroid hit—they were thriving in vibrant, diverse habitats across North America.

Scientists have found that mushrooms can act as organic memory devices, mimicking neural activity while consuming minimal ...

Researchers have uncovered microbial evidence in the remains of Napoleon’s soldiers from the 1812 Russian retreat. Genetic ...

Scientists have uncovered that glaciers can temporarily cool the air around them, delaying some effects of global warming.

MIT researchers have devised a new molecular technique that lets electrons probe inside atomic nuclei, replacing massive particle accelerators with a tabletop setup. By studying radium monofluoride, ...

Inside your body, an intricate communication network constantly monitors breathing, heart rate, digestion, and immune ...

Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a revolutionary gene-editing method using bacterial retrons ...

Japanese researchers discovered that hair graying and melanoma share a surprising cellular origin. When DNA damage strikes ...

A new study shows that eating more fruits and vegetables during the day can significantly improve sleep that same night.

For the first time, scientists have seen a subduction zone actively breaking apart beneath the Pacific Northwest. Seismic data show the oceanic plate tearing into fragments, forming microplates in a ...