A study of 143 piercing tools, from tusks to love darts, finds they trade off piercing ability for durability. And no one ...

In fall of 2025, the Trump administration touted the drug leucovorin for autism therapy without new evidence. Dispensing of ...

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

Two space telescopes capture the titanic collision of galaxy clusters in an image that shows dark matter separating from ...

Female giant water bugs prefer males already caring for eggs, an evolutionary force for maintaining parental care.

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.

Becoming a king of lions is as dramatic in real life as it is in the movies. A new four-part documentary series, Lion, ...

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 ...

Get in touch with your sense of smell. This invitation comes from the Sense of Smell Institute, which aims to spotlight the ...