Science

Measles is spreading. Here’s what experts say you shoul...

The uptick in measles cases has left many people wondering about early signs of ...

Therapy dogs can ease young patients’ anxiety in the em...

A clinical trial found that spending about 10 minutes with a therapy dog reduced...

The Blue Ghost lander just witnessed a lunar eclipse — ...

The privately-owned lander turned its cameras toward Earth as our planet cast it...

Narwhals may use their iconic tusks to play

Videos show narwhals using their tusks in several ways, including prodding and f...

These ancient Maya-era puppets may have been used in ri...

The puppets, unearthed in El Salvador, have movable heads, strange facial expres...

Dark coats may have helped the earliest mammals hide fr...

During the age of dinosaurs, early mammals probably lacked the stripes and spots...

These ancient Maya puppets may have been used in rituals

The puppets, unearthed in El Salvador, have movable heads, strange facial expres...

A new iron compound hints ‘primordial’ helium hides in ...

Earth’s core could contain helium from the early solar system. The noble gas tuc...

Western Europe’s oldest face adds new wrinkles to human...

Face bones unearthed in a cave suggest that members of our genus, Homo, reached ...

A quantum computing milestone is immediately challenged...

A quantum processor solved a problem in 20 minutes that would take a supercomput...

Parenthood may help the brain stay young

A study of nearly 38,000 adults shows that the number of kids correlates with co...

Uranus emits more heat than previously thought

Uranus radiates more energy than it gets from the sun, two new studies find — ju...

6 things to know about antidepressants

An abundance of data show that SSRIs, a class of drugs commonly used as antidepr...

As AI advances, the meaning of artificial general intel...

AI models are growing ever-more capable, accurate and impressive. The question o...

Brain implants don’t change a person’s sense of self. H...

In the fifth episode of The Deep End, volunteers describe what it’s like to live...

Some trees are coping with extreme heat surprisingly well

Rising temperatures could reduce trees’ ability to photosynthesize. Scientists a...