Category: Science

Archaeologists investigating the genomes of a dozen people buried in an abandoned Roman-era settlement in northwestern Germany have discovered a surprising organism lurking in one

Across 53 challenging days between fall 2020 and spring 2021, a 360-pound (160 kilograms) young male grizzly bear nicknamed “Lingenpolter” tried to cross Interstate 90

Every year, the Royal Meteorological Society’s Weather Photographer of the Year competition offers a reminder that some of the world’s most compelling images emerge from

Southeast Asia’s tropical forests owe their rich biodiversity to a tiny fragment of Earth’s crust that split from what is now northwestern Australia roughly 150

The Industrial Revolution and climate change may have both contributed to vitamin D deficiencies in 18th and 19th century Europe.

It’s the end of an era: NASA’s Swift telescope has reached the conclusion of its nearly 22-year mission, burning up in Earth’s atmosphere after studying

Archaeologists in Ukraine have found a colorful belt buckle that may have been worn by a nomadic equestrian warrior 1,800 years ago on the fringes

A noxious gas found seeping through cracks on Mars hints that there may be magma flowing beneath the Red Planet’s surface — and perhaps even

This is an image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope of NGC 4449, one of the dwarf galaxies in the Galaxies Losing Oxygen via Winds (GLOW)

What’s on your mind right now? You can probably answer this question without thinking too hard about it. Being aware of our own thought processes

Designed to study the powerful outbursts, the Swift Observatory quickly contributed to a wide range of discoveries. Now, it’s met a fiery fate.

A toothbrush that generates its own electricity with every stroke could offer a new way to fight the microbes behind cavities and gum disease. Conventional

Editor’s note: As of 11:15 a.m. EST on Wednesday (Nov. 4), NASA and the Aerospace Corporation both predict that the Swift observatory could have reentered

A comprehensive study of earwax reveals a combination of slippery and sticky properties that may protect against insect invasions of the ear.