A decades-old patent from MIT Professor Bill Freeman inspired the new “Y-zipper,” a three-sided fastener that can snap gear, robots, and…

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft just used Mars as a giant slingshot on its journey to a mysterious metal world that could reveal…

Ancient asteroid craters may have been safe havens for Earth’s earliest oxygen-producing life. Scientists in South Korea have uncovered evidence suggesting…

A long-running study suggests that one of the simplest ways to support healthy aging may also be one of the most…

New research suggests grapes may offer surprising benefits for skin health by changing how genes behave in the body. Earlier clinical…

A new “Trojan horse” weight-loss drug sneaks extra metabolic power into cells and delivers striking results in mice. Researchers at Helmholtz…

Unusual fat deposits in domestic cat kidneys may reveal why cats are especially vulnerable to chronic kidney disease. Scientists at the…

Warming is making Himalayan rivers more unstable, with potentially serious consequences downstream. The Himalayas do more than tower over Asia. They…