Personality genetics held up in a test that deflates the genetic signal behind school success, and no single variant does ...

A billion-year-old calcium signaling system in cyanobacteria reveals surprisingly ancient roots of cell-to-cell communication ...

A new Idaho spider species got a distinctly local name: Hexura vandal, after the University of Idaho’s Vandal mascot.

A new theory says language evolved in fireside stories, and the flicker rate of a campfire sits close to the rhythm of human ...

Physicists have spent six decades believing that high-energy particles trapped around Earth spread out through random ...

A new receiver could help drones draw power from lasers during flight while turning excess heat into additional electricity.

A survey of nearly 40,000 teens finds that kids who turn to AI chatbots for mental health support are more likely to be ...

Kelp forest loss leaves Maine reefs with sun-powered microbes and a reworked water chemistry, raising questions about coastal ...

DNA normally uses four letters. In lab tests, a bacterial enzyme successfully read eight, including four synthetic bases.

Small bee species can have surprisingly sharp vision, showing that large eyes are not always needed to see clearly.

To find buried prey, the elephantnose fish senses tiny electric fields while firing its own pulses. A brain map shows how neurons filter them out.

Webb observations reveal how young stars gradually strip gas from planet-forming disks, setting a deadline for worlds trying to become gas giants.