Science

The Webb space telescope spies its first black holes sn...

These star-shredding black holes sit within dusty galaxies that block many teles...

Some probiotics could feed, rather than fend off, infec...

Probiotics containing Lactobacillus gasseri Lg-36 prevented C. difficile infecti...

Some U.S. newborns still get HIV despite efforts to scr...

Routine tests in the third trimester may catch missed cases and flag the need fo...

Potatoes have their roots in ancient tomatoes

Knowing potatoes’ origin story could help future-proof the crucial crop against ...

A new species of ‘penis worm’ was discovered in the Gra...

A trove of fossils, including a penis worm with a spiked, invertible throat, sug...

A Midwest ‘megaflash’ is the longest lightning on record

A reanalysis of satellite data shows that a 2017 Texas-to-Missouri lightning meg...

Why devastating tsunamis didn’t follow the Russia earth...

Geologists unpack why the magnitude 8.8 temblor — the sixth largest ever recorde...

A molecule produced by gut microbes may help spur heart...

A leftover from microbes’ meals is linked to early heart disease in people. In m...

A quantum computer goes to space

Quantum computers in space could be useful for communications networks or for te...

Can AI ‘feel’ guilt?

Research based on game theory suggests if we program AI agents with a sense of g...

Two colliding galaxies may have birthed this black hole

An infinity symbol–shaped galaxy hosts an active supermassive black hole. The gr...

You may already have some protection from bird flu, but...

Studies suggest that people who had seasonal flus or vaccinations have low antib...

Seeing sick faces may prime the immune system to repel ...

Seeing sick-looking faces in virtual reality triggers brain circuit changes rela...

Maggots may have been on the Neandertal menu

Maggots on rotting meat may have given Neandertals’ a fatty, nitrogen-rich boost...

An injected gel could make drugs like Ozempic last longer

GLP-1 drugs for diabetes and weight loss are difficult for some people to inject...

Some killer whales hunt in pairs to maximize their bounty

Drone footage from Norway shows killer whales using a highly coordinated and coo...