An artist’s impression of Nāpōwawāʻenakaulua, the oldest compact pair of quasars ever observed. Quasars are actively feeding ...

Physicists working at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider have found the strongest evidence yet for one of nature’s rarest known ...

Imagine reading a sentence. By the time you reach the final word, your brain is still holding onto the first few words long enough to make sense of the whole phrase. The same thing happens when you ...

Even though sharks have a reputation in popular culture as being fearsome predators, the survey showed that 69 percent of ...

But a new genetic study suggests the reality is far more complex. Researchers analyzed DNA from 1,226 Tibetans living in the ...

At-home COVID-19 tests work because they use a clever molecular trick known as a sandwich assay. One molecule grabs the virus, another molecule grabs the same virus from a different side, and together ...

A possible companion may be disturbing Betelgeuse.

SanaHeal has developed a bioadhesive technology that can rapidly stick to wet and uneven surfaces and form air- and fluid-tight seals to simplify surgical procedures. Credit: Courtesy of SanaHeal ...

Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness. It has long been managed with eye drops, oral medications, laser treatments, or surgery. But new research from the University of ...

Molecular movie of penicillin biosynthesis. X-ray free electron laser experiments on isopenicillin N synthase microcrystals capture structural snapshots of key intermediates during the penicillin ...

An overhead, close-up view of McGetchin Crater that was taken on Dec. 5, 2025, by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. (NASA Goddard/Intuitive Machines/Robert Wagner) Scientists determine how often ...