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.

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 ...

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

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

As western wildfires become more common, hazardous smoke is sending people — especially children — to emergency rooms on the East Coast. New physical evidence links eruptions 234 million to 232 ...

Compared with standard flu shots, Moderna’s mFlusiva generates stronger, longer-lasting immunity and is more effective at ...

A 26-kilogram plastic garment, flown on a model human torso on the uncrewed Artemis I mission, may one day protect astronauts ...

Estrogen-only menopause therapy in older women was linked to less Alzheimer’s brain pathology at autopsy but may not prevent ...

School device use links with lower test scores and distractions abound. But reversing the entrenched pandemic pivot to ...

Genetic screening that identifies cancer-linked mutations in newborns could give doctors a head start on treatment, but it ...

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