At grassland sites worldwide, including the Midwest and Great Plains, scientists simulated extreme drought conditions. The study provides a far-reaching and systematic look at the effects of drought ...

Researchers studied fossils, well-preserved remains and even a single fingerprint to solve some of history’s long-standing mysteries this year.

New species of the plants are still being discovered, and their parasitic biology is being probed for potential cancer ...

Fossils can reveal far more than the shapes of ancient creatures. Molecules preserved inside old animal bones provide clues about past diseases, what those animals ate, and the climates they lived in.

The controversial Harvard astronomer is one of the main sources of the "alien mothership" hypothesis. This is what he thinks, ...

The second Trump administration announced its animosity toward offshore wind power literally on day one, issuing an executive order on inauguration day that called for a temporary halt to issuing ...

From navigation to social behavior to personality, scientists are rewriting what it means to be a clever snake. Here’s what ...

A new study by Cornell researcherrs showed that using large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT boosts paper production, especially for non-native English speakers. But the overall increase in ...

As with so much in education, information is power. The student who digs a little deeper — past the glossy brochures and ...

After a year of near-daily headlines about changes to vaccine policy, what has actually changed? And what do we need to know?

The US administration is banking on public-private partnerships and an expanded workforce to deliver progress, but critics ...

A small tweak to mitochondrial energy production led to big gains in health and longevity. Mice engineered to boost a protein that helps mitochondria work more efficiently lived longer and showed ...