An icy window into the cosmos, a light switch for the brain and solving the mystery of mirror image molecules all took home ...

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Optogenetics, recognized by the 2026 medicine Nobel, makes cells respond to light, including eye cells that normally relay ...

Microblazars — a miniature version of blazars — may be responsible for mysterious ultra-high-energy particles.

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Uneven supernova explosions may explain the unusual mix of elements in Milky Way stars once thought to be evidence of ...

Herugavialis is the new name for a fossil found in the same rocks that built the Great Sphinx. The reptile is a unique branch ...

Scientists graded every river and stream in the contiguous United States, flagging specific repairs each one needs to support ...

Scientists are using a variety of methods to study why Kilauea has repeatedly spewing lava fountains since late 2024. They may have ruled out one theory.

A decades-old claim linking caregiving stress to risk of death has stuck around, hampering research into its benefits. But ...

A waterborne pathogen flourishes while toads shelter underground. The finding may help conservationists rethink how to ...