The object orbits a brown dwarf that orbits a star, and astronomers aren’t sure if it’s a planet, a moon — or something else ...

A new snake’s unique head anatomy suggests early snakes were even more diverse than thought. This one was a rare burrower.

Scientists documented humpback whales hunting together at the seafloor, coordinating their arrival to scoop up sand lances.

Humans could learn from chimpanzees and bonobos, who turn to group members for physical comfort during tense moments.

Shigella causes about 450,000 U.S. infections each year. An experimental oral vaccine protected adults in a small human trial ...

A small study suggests emotional fit, not perfect accuracy, may make chatbot versions of dead loved ones feel real.

But a new documentary series tells a different story: one about survivors. Pompeii: Out of Time, hosted by actor Tom ...

Scientists recovered ancient human DNA from cave walls for the first time. Refined, the method could help link prehistoric ...

A new generation of therapies aims to intervene at a recently discovered gap between the disease’s molecular march and its ...

In 2021, local journalists reported that the University of Pennsylvania had been keeping human remains from the ...

Proposed federal rules would rely on political appointees to decide how a lot of U.S. science gets done. History shows the ...

Astronomers found a helium atmosphere around a rocky exoplanet — a good sign for the search for life outside the solar system ...