When it comes to speech, parrots have the gift of gab. And the way the brains of small parrots known as budgerigars bestow this gift is remarkably similar to human speech, researchers report March 19 ...

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

If you’re an aspiring life-form, you might want to steer clear of planets around orange dwarf stars. Some astronomers have called these orange suns “Goldilocks stars” (SN: 11/18/09). They are dimmer ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A new brain-imaging study suggests that dogs may be able to distinguish between certain negative human emotions just by ...

Studies suggest AI can weaken learning when it replaces effort, but tools that guide rather than answer may help people keep ...