Some chimpanzees in West Africa repeatedly throw rocks at particular trees, creating piles of stones that can remain in use ...

Scientists have created light-activated drugs that helped blind mice perceive light again and restored visually guided ...

More than 1,000 volunteers buried cotton underwear across Switzerland to help scientists measure how active different soils are. The faster the fabric disappeared, the more biological activity was ...

Every one of 212 plant-based meat alternatives and drinks tested in the UK contained at least one naturally occurring fungal ...

Frequent micro-awakenings during sleep were linked to higher genetic risk for Alzheimer’s in healthy middle-aged adults who ...

Scientists tracking thousands of animals found that our physical presence can reshape where wildlife moves and lives, ...

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will combine Hubble-like detail with a field of view 100 times larger, giving astronomers a sweeping new way to explore the cosmos. Its observations could uncover hidden ...

A 20-year study of 400,000 students found that children who attended public school pre-K earned better grades and test scores through high school than those in other childcare settings. Better-trained ...

A popular vanilla flavoring in e-cigarettes may interfere with some of the earliest steps of human development. In lab ...

Scientists have identified a protein that acts like a brake on the nervous system’s ability to repair damaged connections. Blocking AHR helped injured nerve fibers regrow and improved movement and ...

Today’s mysterious gravitational-wave background may preserve clues about how the Universe’s first supermassive black holes ...

Ultra-processed foods make up a huge share of the American diet, and new research suggests they may carry another serious ...