Scientists are largely clueless about the origins of static electricity. A quirky group of researchers aims to change that.

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The star passes very close to the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole and could reveal the black hole’s spin by tracking how ...

In early trials, a new vaccine that didn’t require refrigeration still protected against tetanus and diphtheria.

Long-clawed shrews’ snouts temporarily grow larger in the winter. This skull reshaping may be an extreme survival strategy in ...

Snails have five distinct types of mucus, each with its own job. The mollusks tweak calcium secretions to get the chemical ...

A recent shot of the COVID-19 vaccine doubled survival time in glioblastoma patients who had undergone tumor biopsy or ...

Animals searching for water brought the forest to the city, perhaps sparking Brazil’s first yellow fever outbreak in decades.

Necrotizing enterocolitis strikes premature babies with almost no warning. A new approach aims to detect it early with a ...

Gluons do more than hold protons together. They may also help define the proton’s identity through a quantum property called ...

A plot device in the new Spider-Man movie is real-world science. A trick used to turn off fictional superpowers in the movie is based on actual genetic therapies for rare diseases.

Growth rings on a fossil bone suggest at least one mammal ancestor gave birth to live young rather than laying eggs 236 million years ago.