Credit: Jack Boyette, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Museum specimens are helping scientists ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising function of a molecule that controls inflammation: It not only recruits immune cells ...

A dangerous El Niño-driven wildfire cascade has reached the Amazon, and NASA scientists warn that the worst may still be ahead as hidden fires spread beneath the rainforest canopy.

A study at Texas A&M University suggests that thymine may have helped early genetic molecules survive by directing that damage into a form that was easier to reverse. The findings, published in ...

Sudden cardiac death occurs when the heart’s electrical system unexpectedly malfunctions, triggering a dangerous heart rhythm that prevents the heart from pumping blood effectively. It can strike ...

Some of the world’s smallest flowering plants have found a way to fit the basic architecture of much larger species into a ...

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Scientists have developed a new form of ice that approaches the compressive strength of conventional concrete while resisting ...

A band of wind-carved cliffs stretches roughly 10 miles (16 kilometers) across the northwestern reaches of Mount Sharp on ...

An AI analysis of nearly 150,000 Reddit posts and comments offers the first systematic look at symptoms people attribute to ...

Exercise affects far more than muscle, but its molecular effects vary across the body. By mapping changes across 22 tissues ...

Antarctic sea ice reached its annual maximum extent on September 14, 2026—the third-lowest maximum in the satellite record.