Research, space, and discovery.
A large-scale study suggests that men with higher levels of the amino acid tyrosine may have shorter lifespans,…
NASA satellites have detected a vast pulse of warm water reaching the coast of South America, signaling that El Niño is…
Antarctica was long thought to be seismically calm, but new technology makes it possible to detect unexpected types of…
Scientists have found that staple-shaped particles can tangle together to create a material that is both strong and…
A meteorite shows evidence that an ancient crash on the moon 3.5 billion years ago was so powerful, it turned the…
This skull-shaped mask was made to be used in a ritual involving the Aztec god of death.
A new oral GLP-1 medication helped people with type 2 diabetes dramatically improve blood sugar control and lose weight…
Galaxies and their supermassive black holes evolve together, but which came first is an ongoing question. Now we may…
Researchers used genome editing to block the production of red pigments in lettuce, causing other beneficial plant…
A copper-based compound restored the brain’s ability to clear toxic Alzheimer’s proteins, dramatically reducing amyloid…
Oxford physicists have created an entirely new type of Schrödinger’s cat-like quantum state using components that are…
Beneath our feet lies a vast hidden fungal superhighway that helps sustain much of life on Earth—and scientists have…