Science

Cancer screening and quitting smoking have saved nearly...

Prevention, screening and treatment advances combined stopped 5.94 million death...

These discoveries in 2024 could be groundbreaking — if ...

Did microbes ever live on Mars? Did an "elevator" help build Egypt’s first pyram...

NASA’s Perseverance rover found a new potential setting...

Now atop Jezero Crater, the robotic explorer found quartz indicative of habitabl...

Humans have linked emotions to the same body parts for ...

3,000-year-old clay tablets show that some associations between emotion and part...

The 2024 eclipse gave a rare view of the sun. Here’s a ...

Teams are starting to analyze data from the total solar eclipse to learn more ab...

During an allergic response, some immune cells digest o...

Mast cells lure and trap other immune cells during allergic reactions, using the...

The screams of thirsty plants may prompt some moths to ...

Female moths may pick up on the ultrasonic wailing of distressed plants and opt ...

The best science books of 2024

Books about killer asteroids, human consciousness, nuclear weapons and the colla...

The oldest known ritual chamber in the Middle East has ...

Engravings and other evidence suggest ancient humans attended religious ceremoni...

Some countries have eliminated malaria, but cases are g...

Egypt was added to the list of malaria-free places in 2024, but climate change, ...

Readers ask about glowing bat toes and a rare particle ...

Toe-tally mysterious Hairs on the toes of Mexican free-tailed bats light up unde...

Re-engineering where body meets machine

Editor in chief Nancy Shute dives into growing research efforts to re-engineer t...

50 years ago, physics underwent a major revolution

The discovery of new subatomic particles cemented quarks as a cornerstone of the...

Videos capture orcas’ tricks for taking down the larges...

Citizen science videos document for the first time how orcas coordinate an attac...

A new biography of Benjamin Franklin puts science at th...

Richard Munson’s new book, Ingenious, shows how scientific research inspired the...

Footprints offer a rare look at ancient human relatives...

The imprints put flat-footed and arched-foot walkers together at a prime spot in...