Yet most of these microbes have never been named, let alone understood. That gap is now shrinking. The change comes in part ...

Aspen trees can slow wildfires, giving communities more time and helping reduce fire spread even during extreme fire seasons.

New research suggests the broader social climate may shape psychedelic experiences and their lasting psychological effects.

A new study reveals how ultra-processed foods alter blood metabolites, offering clues to their effects on metabolism and long ...

A new Homo floresiensis study suggests the extinct "hobbit" scavenged Komodo dragon kills instead of hunting large prey or ...

Digital media influences many decisions that we make each day, even when we do not realize it. Spending only a few minutes ...

Women taking active birth control pills reported more emotional eating, highlighting a possible link between hormones and ...

To reach that goal, researchers write known biology into the software. They provide the system anatomical structure and ...

When reporters revealed that thousands of abandoned telephone cables were leaching lead into American soil and water, the ...

These plants helped pull carbon dioxide from the ancient atmosphere and lock it away in rock and soil. Hundreds of millions ...

Hidden rock glaciers in Wyoming are resisting climate warming and could help sustain cold mountain streams for decades to ...

Giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) have a reputation as loners, drifting through the bamboo forests of southwestern China ...