A newly identified fossil snake reveals clues about early advanced snake evolution. Its mixed traits highlight an ancient branch of the caenophidian family tree. More than forty years after it was ...

Researchers warn that increasingly realistic AI-generated wildlife videos may be reshaping public perceptions of wild species in unexpected ways. A new study highlights emerging risks for conservation ...

A TOR-targeting cancer drug unexpectedly extends yeast lifespan through a newly discovered metabolic feedback loop.

A new study reveals how shifting ice shells on icy moons can cause dramatic pressure changes, sometimes enough to boil their hidden oceans. The outer planets of our Solar System are accompanied by ...

New research reveals that cells can sense far beyond their immediate surroundings, a biological ability once thought to ...

Younger women face a persistent, underestimated breast cancer risk that demands earlier and more tailored screening.

Long drought cycles reshaped settlement choices in the Indus region. These climate stresses likely contributed to its slow ...

Using a highly sensitive mass spectrometer capable of detecting trace chemicals, the researchers discovered that their early Earth simulation created an entire collection of sulfur biomolecules. These ...

A circular space economy could transform wasteful spaceflight into a sustainable, reusable system for the future.

Centuries-old Marathi stories reveal that India’s savannas have existed much longer than commonly believed, challenging assumptions that they are degraded former forests.

New drilling results from the South Atlantic have uncovered ancient lava rubble that stores far more CO2 than expected, revealing an overlooked mechanism in Earth’s long-term carbon cycle. Sixty-milli ...

Chinese researchers have discovered that interstitial carbon in iron-carbon alloys behaves in a superionic, liquid-like state under Earth’s core pressure and temperature conditions. Beneath Earth’s ...