Helpful bacteria may protect tomato plants from bacterial canker while also supporting stronger growth under controlled ...

Researchers recorded a porpoise becoming trapped in a fishing net, capturing sounds that could help scientists develop safer ...

A newly traced brain circuit compares what you see now with what you saw moments ago, helping shape whether you stick with a ...

Decades of data reveal major changes in Arctic and Antarctic sea ice, from longer melt seasons and thinner ice to declining ...

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

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

Human-caused warming needs about 30 years of records to rise above natural swings, and seven climate models get the wait ...

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

A new mathematical model suggests memory becomes worthwhile only when organisms have enough energy and face the right level ...

Indonesia’s peatlands are drying out as El Niño strengthens, allowing fires to smolder underground and produce enormous amounts of hazardous smoke.

Scientists long believed tardigrades survived lethal radiation by masterfully rebuilding their destroyed DNA, but new ...

Aerobic exercise may improve executive thinking skills after menopause, especially planning, focus, and switching between everyday tasks.