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 ...

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

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

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

The newest and thorniest members of a diverse ant family may have extra help holding their heads high.

In early trials, a new vaccine that didn’t require refrigeration still protected against tetanus and diphtheria.

The star passes very close to the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole and could reveal the black hole’s spin by tracking how ...

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 ...

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