A high-fiber diet may help sweep plastic particles from the gut, researchers report October 15 in Nature Communications. In ...

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Natalie van Hoose is a freelance writer based in Gainesville, Florida. She holds a B.A. in English from the University of Florida and an M.F.A. in creative writing from Purdue University.

A comprehensive study of earwax reveals a combination of slippery and sticky properties that may protect against insect ...

The Industrial Revolution and climate change may have both contributed to vitamin D deficiencies in 18th and 19th century ...

In the lab, octopuses used specific moves to slip arms and a bulbous body through tiny holes. The finding could inspire new ...

Synthetic voices can restore speech, enable scams and outlive their owners. These uses raise questions about trust, consent ...

With gravity's effects mitigated, atoms orbiting Earth on China’s space station reached about 10 trillionths of a kelvin.

Gerrothorax maritimus, which existed about 237 million years ago, is the first ever amphibian known to have lived without ...

Permafrost detachment slides involve large slabs of frozen earth thawing from below and then sliding downhill.

The Vera Rubin Observatory is shedding new light on the faraway regions by Neptune and beyond, including possible solar ...

In arms race with bats, hawkmoths have evolved three distinct ways to make bat-busting ultrasound using their genitalia.