A single-celled organism can shrink to one-quarter of its length in milliseconds using a remarkable calcium-powered protein ...

A deep-sea microbe uses an exceptionally heat-resistant enzyme to turn atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia at temperatures that ...

Complex systems may work better when their parts are not perfectly alike. Northwestern physicists found that carefully ...

A chemical that stops drywood termites from building new exoskeletons killed about 95% of colonies in testing, offering a potentially safer alternative to traditional fumigation. Because termites ...

A massive crater on Mars’ moon Phobos may hide a dense region of compressed material that could reveal whether the moon is a captured asteroid or debris from an ancient impact on Mars. Japan’s ...

Scientists are looking to diatoms, sea sponges, and plants for a cleaner way to recover rare earth elements and other valuable minerals hidden inside coal ash, red mud, and mine tailings. The ...

A 150-million-year-old dinosaur fossil from Spain has been identified as the first confirmed Diplodocus ever found outside North America. The giant sauropod measured about 25 meters long and was ...

A natural compound produced by gut bacteria after digesting foods such as pomegranates, walnuts, and berries may help repair ...

Scientists discovered a population of cells that can start the process of programmed cell death, survive it, and then help rapidly rebuild damaged tissue. Their descendants become far more resistant ...

Scientists discovered a hidden “immune organ” inside the skull that acts as a rapid first responder against brain cancer in ...

A newly discovered snake from New Guinea has been named after Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, who has loved reptiles since childhood. Genetic testing and physical differences confirmed that the reddish ...

Eating more ultra-processed foods was linked to greater fat buildup inside thigh muscles, according to MRI scans of 615 ...