Four tarantulas discovered in Arabia and Africa form a new genus, Satyrex, distinguished by males with unusually long palps ...

Cancer’s strongest gene switches push DNA into damaging overdrive, creating repeated breaks and repairs that may fuel tumor ...

Bennu looked far different up close than scientists expected, and that mismatch led to a deeper investigation into how asteroid surfaces behave. What researchers found in returned samples helped ...

A material thought to be a quantum spin liquid actually exhibits a newly identified magnetic state caused by competing ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic interactions. Materials that enter a quantum ...

Researchers have developed a new approach to superconducting materials that overcomes key barriers to real-world applications. Credit: Stock A subtle shift in how materials are engineered may be ...

Scientists have built atom-sized pores that act like living ion channels, opening the door to next-generation nanotech.

A new quantum system called giant superatoms could protect quantum information and enable entanglement between multiple ...

A long-running study suggests that the MIND diet may be linked to slower structural brain changes that often accompany aging. New research published in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & ...

Healthy daily habits may do more than support physical health, they may also help the mind stay adaptable when stress strikes.

NASA’s twin ESCAPADE spacecraft will uncover how the Sun stripped Mars of its atmosphere. Mars is a very different world ...

By reconstructing ancient nitrogen-processing enzymes, scientists are uncovering new clues about how early life survived on a very different Earth.

A rugged Martian landscape that resembles a vast spiderweb when seen from orbit is offering new insights into the planet’s ...