Mercury was long considered the exception to the rule that magnetic planets have radiation belts similar to Earth's Van Allen ...

Light typically interacts with a material the same way whether it enters through the front or the back—like polarized ...

Researchers have found that an arginine vasopressin stimulation (AVP) test offers a reliable way to assess endocrine function ...

Encouraging people to contribute to a common good can have a surprising drawback: a risk that rewards become concentrated ...

A new computer model is one of the first artificial intelligence tools to advance scientific discovery in agriculture and ...

Ancient footprints preserved along the shores of Kenya's Lake Turkana are reshaping scientists' understanding of one of ...

Quasars, distant cores of galaxies powered by supermassive black holes, are among the most luminous objects in the universe.

"Dead stars" known as white dwarfs have already shown the potential to help us better understand how planetary systems, ...

Integrated photonic devices—tiny circuits that use light instead of electrons—are becoming increasingly important for ...

Previous apps for identifying animal calls regularly hit practical limits: Without a stable internet connection, real-time ...

The United Nations has fast-tracked a vast antelope migration path in South Sudan onto its List of World Heritage in Danger, ...

A new study by the Ineos Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial Research at the University of Oxford reveals that industrial ...