What made ribose the sugar of choice for life's code? Scientists at Scripps Research may have cracked a major part of this ...

New research from the University of Sydney sheds light on how coronaviruses emerge in bat populations, focusing on young bats ...

Scientists have observed a brand-new and exotic atomic nucleus: aluminium-20. Unlike anything seen before, it decays through ...

A surprising discovery from Emory University shows that psilocin, the active metabolite of psychedelic mushrooms, can delay ...

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope is set to embark on a deep-sky survey that could capture nearly 100,000 cosmic explosions, ...

Scientists have uncovered hidden bony armor—called osteoderms—beneath the skin of 29 goanna species across Australasia, a ...

Ancient river landscapes buried beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet have been uncovered by radar, revealing vast, flat ...

Millions of tons of plastic in the ocean aren't floating in plain sight—they're invisible. Scientists have now confirmed that ...

Scientists in Australia have uncovered the biological triggers behind oil production in oats, a discovery that could revolutionize how oats are processed and marketed. By using advanced imaging and ...

Scientists at Rice University and the University of Houston have created a powerful new material by guiding bacteria to grow ...

Gene editing may hold the key to rescuing endangered species—not just by preserving them, but by restoring their lost genetic ...

People in richer countries aren’t moving less — they’re just eating more. A new Duke study shows that diet, not laziness, is ...