Deep in Chile’s Atacama Desert, scientists studied a green crystal called atacamite—and discovered it can cool itself ...

Scientists at the University of Sydney have uncovered a malfunctioning version of the SOD1 protein that clumps inside brain ...

These findings highlight the significance of rearing behavior and behavioral lateralization as potential behavioral markers ...

In the frozen reaches of the planet—glaciers, mountaintops, and icy groundwater—scientists have uncovered strange ...

People who treat hearing loss with hearing aids or cochlear implants regain rich conversations, escape isolation, and may ...

Scientists are on the trail of a mysterious five-particle structure that could challenge one of the biggest theories in physics: string theory. This rare particle—never seen before and predicted not ...

For decades, scientists believed the Arctic Ocean was sealed under a massive slab of ice during the coldest ice ages — but new research proves otherwise. Sediment samples from the seafloor, paired ...

Australian scientists have discovered a method to produce ammonia—an essential component in fertilizers—using only air and ...

Preserving strips of native vegetation beside avocado orchards gives insects a buffet of wild pollen when blossoms are scarce ...

Stanford researchers discovered that dialing down an overactive enzyme, LRRK2, can regrow lost cellular “antennae” in key ...

Mice taught to link smells with tastes, and later fear, revealed how the amygdala teams up with cortical regions to let the ...

A promising path to fighting COVID and other coronaviruses may have been based on a serious mistake. Scientists had zeroed in ...