High pressure in the deep ocean may squeeze nutrients from sinking “marine snow,” feeding deep-sea…
A new study sheds light on the hidden lives of coastal marten. Researchers at Oregon…
Chimpanzee experiments suggest early humans were likely fascinated by crystals because of their unique transparency…
A rare childhood disease with no approved treatment may have an unexpected new therapeutic candidate.…
A clinical trial suggests that a wake-promoting drug may help early-morning shift workers overcome the…
A large, decades-long study of more than 130,000 participants suggests that moderate consumption of caffeinated…
A seemingly small planetary neighbor may play a larger role in Earth’s climate than previously…
Unusual potassium isotope signatures in Chang’e-6 lunar samples point to extreme conditions created by the…
A mysterious bow shock around the white dwarf RXJ0528+2838 is challenging astronomers’ understanding of how…
A new solvent-based technique could change how lithium is extracted from brines, potentially making the…
A twisted pair of photonic crystals integrated with MEMS can dynamically control the handedness of…
Scientists studying particle collisions at CERN have captured new evidence of how quarks move through…
Researchers have identified a potential mechanism that explains how turbulent plasma can produce the vast,…
Scientists discovered that mitochondria inside plant cells can pull oxygen away from chloroplasts, revealing a…
Scientists studying stranded pygmy sperm whales have uncovered three previously unknown genotypes of Helicobacter bacteria…
Deep beneath the ocean’s surface, mineral-rich hydrothermal vents may have hosted a critical chemical reaction…
New geological evidence suggests that the slow wobble of Earth’s axis may have triggered rapid…
An ancient Chinese eclipse record helped scientists refine Earth’s rotation data and confirm rising solar…