A new particle detector called PLATON could replace millions of tiny detector components with a single block of ...

A study of 225 newborns suggests prenatal estrogen may have played a role in the evolution of larger human brains. Boys with ...

A large laboratory study found that many commonly used sweeteners can directly change the growth of gut bacteria. Researchers ...

A new experimental treatment may have found a way to outsmart glioblastoma’s toughest defense: the blood-brain barrier.

Researchers have created self-destructing living plastic that uses engineered bacteria to completely break itself down when ...

A growing Cyclospora outbreak has sickened more than 400 people in four states, and investigators are still searching for the ...

A 1,600-year-old mummy discovered in Egypt has revealed something archaeologists had never seen before: a fragment of Homer’s ...

A new review highlights exciting progress in atomically thin quantum materials where light and magnetism work together in ...

A distant Sun-like star appears to have devoured one of its planets, leaving behind a surprising chemical fingerprint.

Scientists have identified a hidden feedback loop that may explain how Earth has regulated its climate for tens of millions ...

A drug originally developed for spinal cord injury may offer a fresh approach to treating Alzheimer’s disease. In mouse ...

An unusual leopard gecko that naturally develops aggressive tumors may become an important new model for cancer research.