Honeybees can apparently detect when their food has the wrong balance of essential nutrients and adjust how much they eat to ...

A tiny machine made from just an atom and particles of light may sound impossibly simple, but it raises a surprisingly ...

Miocene South America was packed with giant prey—and the predators hunting them were just as spectacular. Fossil bite marks ...

A tomb in Egypt’s Theban Necropolis reveals a surprisingly organized story of burial, reuse, and changing beliefs spanning ...

A widely prescribed blood pressure drug was associated with a 33% higher risk of serious kidney problems in people with type ...

Scientists have discovered a new extinct amphibian species hiding in the fossil collections of Los Angeles’ La Brea Tar Pits.

Traveling electrical waves sweeping across the brain may help determine what we notice, predict what comes next, and construct our internal picture of the world. Researchers now argue that these waves ...

Researchers have built microscopic, light-driven robots that can rapidly navigate through liquid, collect bacteria, and deposit them in chosen locations. These tiny “cleaners” could open new ...

Researchers combined synthetic DNA with a semiconductor to create an ultra-low-power memory device capable of storing and ...

An eight-year Finnish study found that children who spent more time on screens tended to show better cognitive processing as ...

Scientists are searching some of Earth’s oldest rocks for tiny fossils that could reveal how simple microbial life made the ...

A low-fat vegan diet may help people lose weight without counting calories, shrinking portions, or feeling constantly hungry. In a 16-week clinical trial, people eating mostly fruits, vegetables, ...