When did the first fish live on Earth – and how do scientists figure out the timing?
A biologist explains how researchers nail down the age of ancient fossils thanks to a physical process called radioactive…
A biologist explains how researchers nail down the age of ancient fossils thanks to a physical process called radioactive…
The monkeypox virus, which is commonly found in West and Central Africa, is now causing many infections in the U.S., Europe…
The negative health effects of Y chromosome loss could be one potential reason women tend to live longer than men.
Life on Earth has dramatically changed the chemistry of the planet. Astronomers will measure light that bounces off distant…
The idea that Europeans brought new diseases to the Americas and returned home with others has been widely accepted. But…
Scientific research done through international collaboration has boomed in the past 30 years. But recently, powerful countries…
Patients with blood cancer undergoing stem cell transplantation have a high risk of complications. The bacteria in their…
NASA released five new images from the James Webb Space Telescope, revealing incredible details of ancient galaxies, stars…
College science classes often fall short of helping students see connections across subjects. Can a new approach make a…
It’s not logical to believe your relationship is “meant to be.” But believing in destined love may have evolved as…
A physicist explains how atoms arrange themselves into molecules – and how scientists are able to image these tiny bits…
Many approved drugs work on the body in ways that researchers still aren’t entirely clear about. Seeing this as an opportunity…
A comment by Bill Nelson, the NASA administrator, sparked a strong public response from the Chinese government. But due…
It would take huge numbers of people submitting bad data to affect the algorithms behind period tracking apps, but even…
Existing brain connections may influence the effectiveness of neurostimulation. Tailoring treatments to each individual…
Cookie notifications remind people that they are being tracked, which affects how people behave online.
Your body follows a circadian rhythm that influences everything from how well your medications work to the best time for…
Certain viruses like dengue and Zika can make their hosts smell tastier to mosquitoes. Luckily, vitamin A and its derivatives…
Three scientists explain the biology and physics of what goes into one of the world’s most grueling races, the Tour de…
For more than a decade, the Russian government has been putting teeth into its doctrine of ‘digital sovereignty’ by…