Category: Science

Using smartphone-based tools, researchers find that older adults’ recollections of past events may remain more intact than previously thought.

Prehistoric squirrel droppings were analyzed and found to contain genetic material of numerous ice-age beasts, plants, microbes and fungi.

The first global map of subterranean fungi networks reveals how massive its reach is worldwide.

The Atlantic’s enigmatic “cold blob” has once again been linked to a weakening of key ocean currents and a devastating climate tipping point.

Researchers tested soccer balls aboard the International Space Station to study how internal mass affects motion and stability in microgravity.

One of the most surprising and remarkable discoveries in recent scientific history has been CRISPR. Short for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, CRISPR is

Vaccination remains the priority, but some researchers are looking for drugs to fight the virus in people who don’t get the shot.

First dreamed up decades ago, the world’s first nuclear clocks are set to improve quickly, becoming more precise and aiding the hunt for dark matter.

Repeated doses of a tuberculosis vaccine lowered insulin needs in patients with two forms of diabetes, new trial data show. But more research is needed

Learn how to photograph the Milky Way in June with expert astrophotography tips on dark skies, camera settings, timing and composition.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gives the climate event a 63% chance to “rank among the largest El Niño events in the historical record

Archaeologists found a rare medieval burial of a woman, newborn child and horse in southern Russia.

Stunning views of the night sky abound in photographs worldwide submitted to this year’s Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest.

In a proof-of-concept lab experiment, scientists demonstrated that intestinal parasites could make and release therapeutic agents inside a living host.