A major trial in frontotemporal dementia patients has found that oxytocin can help improve symptoms of apathy. A new study led…

Antarctic ice shelves are shrinking mainly due to frequent small calving events, while major iceberg break-offs remain rare and unchanged in…

Bats in the noctilionoid group, like Darwin’s finches, have evolved an impressive variety of jaw and tooth adaptations to suit their…

Scientists have identified the Camp Hill virus, a henipavirus, in shrews in Alabama, marking its first detection in North America. Researchers…

Archaeologists have likely found King Harold’s lost residence in Bosham, shown in the Bayeux Tapestry, confirming its elite status through surveys…

Air cleaners and ventilation systems, meant to reduce airborne infections in hospitals, may have unexpected effects, sometimes increasing the spread of…

A new study has found that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate in the placenta at much higher levels in preterm births than…

Work reveals new ways to understand and manipulate electrons in materials. MIT physicists, in collaboration with colleagues, have measured the geometry—or…