Scientists discovered that making a very small change to female mice's DNA caused them to develop male reproductive organs.

Three orcas from Alaska surfaced in the waters between Washington state and Canada in March, an area where they've never been ...

A genomic analysis of dozens of ancient Korean skeletons revealed a special "sacrificial caste" of people. About 1,500 years ...

A new map of the "maternal-fetal interface" reveals a new type of cell, as well as the types of cells most likely to be ...

NASA is gearing up to send astronauts back to the lunar environment for the first time in nearly 55 years. We've broken the ...

Keratin has been linked to skin diseases and inflammation in the past, but now, a new study may have uncovered one reason why ...

The "8-real" coin ("real de a ocho" in Spanish and the original pirate "piece of eight") was minted out of silver in the 16th ...

Amid drought and heat waves, April's national wildfire forecast shows that nearly the entire Western U.S. will face an ...

It's a running joke that a cure for type 1 diabetes is only five years away and has been for 50 years, but new stem cell trials and immune drugs hint that we're closer than ever to a functional cure ...

Astronomers studied 1.3 million galaxies and 8,000 X-ray-spewing supermassive black holes to find out why these gravitational ...

Around 14 new rock-art depictions of thylacines, also known as Tasmanian tigers, have been found in northern Australia.

CERN scientists transported antimatter by truck for the first time, enabling ultraprecise studies that could reveal why ...