Category: Science

A DNA analysis suggests mosquitoes shifted from nonhuman primates to early humans nearly 2 million years ago.

Seven firms reported inconsistent results on the same sample, some over multiple tests. These gut microbe discrepancies could have health consequences.

A woman developed a persistent infection, and doctors couldn’t pinpoint the cause for many months.

The final “blood moon” total lunar eclipse until 2029 is coming to North America this Tuesday (March 3). Here’s how to watch it online.

Many farmers have had to fallow land as a state law comes into effect limiting their access to water. There’s now a push to develop

Tiny, repeating detachments between sole and floor — thousands of times a second — create the distinctive squeak heard on the court, data show.

Researchers from the University of Antwerp and KU Leuven have succeeded in developing a process that purifies air and, at the same time, generates power.

The time it takes for a leaf to decompose might be the key to understanding how temperature affects ecosystems, according to Kansas State University ecologists. 

The lunar rocks collected by Apollo astronauts suggested the moon had a strong magnetic field. A new analysis shows the opposite.

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Despite historical records saying otherwise, Roman babies were mourned at death, research into unique plaster burials from York reveals.

Taikonauts from the fated Shenzhou-20 mission have described what happened when they discovered cracks on their spacecraft as they prepared to depart China’s Tiangong space

Kazakhstan planted 37,000 seedlings and cuttings in South Balkhash last year to prepare for the return of its tigers, which disappeared more than 70 years

Suitable milkweed habitat in Mexico may shift south, fracturing existing migration routes and possibly pushing some butterflies to stay put.