Science

Drugs like Ozempic might lower cancer risk

GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro might lower people’s risk of...

Your red is my red, at least to our brains

Despite philosophical debates, colors like red may spark similar brain activity ...

This laser would shoot beams of neutrinos, not light

The subatomic particles called neutrinos are famously elusive. But an unconventi...

Seismic waves suggest Mars has a solid heart

NASA’s InSight lander listened to Marsquakes for four years. The tremors reveale...

Chemicals in marijuana may affect women’s fertility

THC in marijuana may help eggs become ready for fertilization. But this may come...

Here’s how fruit flies’ giant sperm squeeze into tight ...

Researchers found that fruit fly sperm push against one another and align in ord...

A sixth mass extinction? Not so fast, some scientists say

A new analysis suggests that recent extinctions have been rare, limited mostly t...

Young pterosaurs probably died in violent Jurassic storms

Two hatchling pterosaurs with fractured arm bones point to ancient storms as the...

Astronomers detect the brightest ever fast radio burst

The fast radio burst came from 130 million light-years away. That proximity allo...

Tiny thumbnails may be key for rodents’ global takeover

Thumbnails might have boosted rodents’ food-handling skills, helping them thrive...

Scientists perform the first pig-to-human lung transplant

The genetically modified lung remained viable for nine days, but the recipient’s...

The mysterious, extinct ‘Fuegian dog’ was actually a se...

Historic European accounts long described the canids as domesticated dogs. A new...

Seeing the world in new ways

Editor in Chief Nancy Shute examines the exciting potential of the new Vera C. R...

Shifting vaccine guidelines inject uncertainty into get...

Respiratory viruses often surge in the fall. We asked an infectious diseases exp...

Can fake faces make AI training more ethical?

Demographic bias gaps are closing in face recognition, but how training images a...

The phoenix isn’t the only critter to survive the flames

There are no real phoenixes hiding anywhere. But science has revealed that some ...