Balanophora is a plant that abandoned photosynthesis long ago and now lives entirely as a parasite on tree roots, hidden in ...

An instrument aboard NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft captured rare ultraviolet observations of an interstellar comet while Earth-based telescopes were blinded by the Sun. The spacecraft’s unique ...

For years, scientists thought Saturn’s moon Titan hid a global ocean beneath its frozen surface. A new look at Cassini data ...

Long before opioids flooded communities, something else was quietly changing—and it may have helped set the stage for today’s ...

Getting ahead financially is mainly about what you earn at work, not what you make from investments. Researchers found that ...

Researchers have revealed that so-called “junk DNA” contains powerful switches that help control brain cells linked to ...

Spending a few hours a week helping others may slow the aging of the brain. Researchers found that both formal volunteering ...

In a rare and historic achievement, Children’s Hospital Colorado successfully completed its first dual heart and liver ...

Long before whales and sharks, enormous marine reptiles dominated the oceans with unmatched power. Scientists have ...

A small tweak to mitochondrial energy production led to big gains in health and longevity. Mice engineered to boost a protein that helps mitochondria work more efficiently lived longer and showed ...

A new bioluminescent tool allows neurons to glow on their own, letting scientists track brain activity without harmful lasers ...

Researchers announced over 70 new species in a single year, including bizarre insects, ancient dinosaurs, rare mammals, and ...