An ancient ice core from Mont Blanc has revealed 12,000 years of climate and human history, making it the oldest Alpine ice ...

After a catastrophic wildfire and extreme drought tore through Brazil’s Pantanal, something surprising happened—jaguars ...

A futuristic rice plant just 10cm tall could feed astronauts and help make Moon bases possible — and maybe even transform ...

Ancient proteins from a 20-million-year-old rhino tooth are transforming our understanding of evolution. Researchers have ...

A startling new study shows that the waters surrounding Hawai‘i are heading toward levels of ocean acidification not seen in thousands of years—and fast. Even under the most optimistic emissions ...

A stroke drug called GAI-17 protected mouse brains even six hours after damage began—and may one day help fight Alzheimer’s ...

New research indicates that erythritol, a sugar substitute commonly recommended for individuals with obesity or diabetes, may ...

In an incredible twist of fate, a retired chicken farmer unearthed a 240-million-year-old amphibian fossil in a pile of rocks meant for a garden wall, leading to one of the most extraordinary ...

From peach pit salves to lizard shampoos, ancient remedies reveal that medieval folks were surprisingly savvy about wellness, and oddly in sync with today’s trends.

A gravitational wave has revealed the biggest black-hole merger ever recorded—so massive and extreme, it defies current astrophysical models. The clash formed a 225-solar-mass monster, possibly made ...

Could microbial life be drifting in the clouds of Venus? With unexplained signs of phosphine and ammonia scientists are ...

Pennington Biomedical researchers and their collaborators observed decreased activity in the brain regions responsible for ...