New research suggests Mount Etna forms from deep mantle magma pockets, possibly classifying it as a rare “petit-spot” volcano rather than a typical tectonic or hotspot volcano.

A harvester ant typically approaches a cone ant nest and stands upright with her mandibles open (all worker ants are female).

Researchers report that certain movement-related symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease may originate in the peripheral nervous system rather than the brain.

Heart failure is a serious condition in which the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs, often leading to ...

A newly proposed model suggests cancer cells may resist treatment not just through genetic mutations, but by dynamically reprogramming their gene activity. Credit: Shutterstock Cancer cells may “learn ...

A long-standing mystery in materials science has finally been resolved, revealing how microscopic particles fundamentally ...

Some Earth-based microbes may be tougher than expected, raising new questions about survival beyond our planet.

The most precise measurement yet shows the Universe is expanding faster than expected, deepening the Hubble tension. The ...

Magnetic domains can take on a wide range of structures. In certain soft magnetic materials, they form complex zig-zag ...

A large-scale study tracking hundreds of thousands of individuals reveals that the timing of weight gain may play a critical ...

A new study reveals an unexpected pathway in catalytic systems, where oxygen does not remain confined to surfaces but can ...

A simple bundle of staples reveals an unusual physical behavior, one that shifts between rigidity and fluidity depending on ...