Scientists studying magma from the 2021 Tajogaite eruption on La Palma have discovered that extreme heat can dramatically ...

A surprisingly simple change could make sodium-ion batteries far more powerful while opening the door to turning seawater ...

Modern humans carry DNA from two mysterious extinct lineages in addition to Neanderthals and Denisovans. Their hidden genetic ...

A daily avocado may help lower heart disease risk in adults with obesity by reducing the number of LDL particles circulating ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has entered a Martian valley covered by an astonishing “sea” of tiny polygon-shaped fractures. The honeycomb patterns, each only a few inches wide, stretch across the landscape ...

Scientists have identified an immune response that may explain why statins cause muscle pain, weakness, and exercise intolerance in some people. The finding could eventually lead to treatments that ...

Blood cancers that eventually worsen may carry detectable genetic warning signs years before patients develop serious ...

More than 150 years after Darwin’s finches helped reshape biology, Galápagos plants are exposing another evolutionary ...

Ant parenting may have evolved from the same brain systems that once controlled hunger. Researchers found that two chemical ...

Scientists traced a mysterious surge of low-energy gamma rays from zinc-70 to magnetic changes occurring inside its nucleus.

Scientists discovered unusually high water-vapor supersaturation inside deep tropical clouds, creating conditions in which ...

Sleeping well during a heatwave starts with stopping the home from overheating. Close blinds against strong sunlight, ...