A map of groundwater depletion in 40 global hotspots runs far deeper than earlier estimates, and farm irrigation drives the ...

Traces of lead could make Herculaneum scrolls readable by X-ray, and a handheld scanner can pick out which ones carry it.

A humpback whale repeatedly touched and stayed beside her dead newborn, raising new questions about maternal attachment and ...

Teens who spend more time online report more mental health symptoms, but a twin study suggests screen time may not be the ...

Modern wheat contains fewer minerals, and eating less while taking weight-loss drugs could make nutrient shortages more ...

A new study found that gay men reported greater relationship insecurity than straight men, despite having similar dating ...

Eleven of 26 Iron Age skulls from Matelica, Italy, show flat head syndrome, the earliest known cases in Italy, long before ...

A new study finds that invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades can spread native and invasive plant seeds, adding to their ...

Reintroducing bison to Kansas prairies doubled native plant diversity over decades, helping grasslands recover from drought ...

New research reveals how the forever chemical PFOS disrupts a key immune protein, allowing flu and other viruses to multiply ...

A space debris shield of hollow metal eggs cut a projectile's speed by 64.9 percent in simulations, well past the 51 percent ...

Spotted bats in an Arizona cave share maternal DNA with bats that died there 2,100 years ago, while the Southwest holds most of their variety.