DNA from a partial skeleton found in France indicates that European Neandertals consisted of at least two genetically distinct populations.

Droughts temporarily dampen the number of valley fever cases across the state, but cases spike in the years after rains return.

ChatGPT and similar AI sort those who use African American English dialect into less prestigious jobs and dole out harsher criminal punishments.

In quantum error correction, multiple faulty qubits are combined to make reliable qubits, called logical qubits, which are then used to perform the calculation. Previous efforts found that error ...

A man who received a partial face transplant that included an eye can’t see out of the eye, but there is blood flow to it.

A new painkiller nearing approval called suzetrigine may prove to be an opioid alternative. But for many with chronic pain, treatment must go beyond pills.

The strain imparted by an earthquake can generate voltages in quartz veins that stimulate the mineralization of gold.

A few hours in high temps reduced the ability of antennae to detect flower scents by 80 percent. That could impact the bees’ ability to find food.

Different measurements of the cosmic expansion rate disagree. The James Webb telescope could determine whether that disagreement is real.

Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses the complexity of chronic pain, the spread of diseases and training crocs to avoid eating certain toads.

Anne Giblin: The Great Marsh is the name for a complex of marshes that actually goes into New Hampshire and down into Essex. And it’s the largest remaining swamp marsh left in New England. It’s ...

Two clinical trials found that the nonhormonal drug elinzanetant eased hot flashes and improved sleep, two common menopause symptoms.