Deep inside a fossil-filled cave in the Dominican Republic, researchers uncovered evidence of an unexpected interaction ...

A chance observation of an unusual spider led scientists to identify a new parasitic mite species in Brazil. While sorting ...

Scientists say Earth’s magnetic field may have funneled atmospheric particles to the moon for billions of years. Lunar soil could preserve a record of Earth’s past while providing resources for future ...

Proton collisions at the LHC appear wildly chaotic, but new data reveal a surprising underlying order. The findings confirm that a basic rule of quantum mechanics holds true even in extreme particle ...

Liquids and solutions may look simple, but on the molecular scale they are constantly shifting and reorganizing. When sugar dissolves in water, each sugar molecule quickly becomes surrounded by fast ...

A hidden army of gut microbes can brew alcohol inside the body—and scientists may finally know how to stop it.

A wobbling jet from a supermassive black hole in a nearby galaxy is blasting gas out at a rate high enough to suppress star formation.

Researchers have unlocked a way to grow the immune system’s “conductors” from stem cells, bringing ready-made cancer-fighting therapies a big step closer. For the first time, scientists at the Univers ...

Scientists have identified a strange cosmic relic called Cloud-9 — a starless, gas-filled object dominated by dark matter.

Scientists may have found a safer way to make cells burn more calories—by turning up the heat inside our cellular power plants.

Over the last 20 years, scientists have come to recognize microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) as a growing form of ...

Men’s drinking isn’t just personal — it’s a global public health crisis devastating women and children. A new global review led by La Trobe University has drawn attention to the often-overlooked ...