Science

A special shape shift helps a shrub thrive in blisterin...

A microscope reveals an algae-like adaptation that might future-proof crop photo...

What causes the rainbow shimmer of ammolite gems?

Ammolite gems’ fabulous colors arise from delicate assemblies of crystal plates.

Woodpecker hammering is a full-body affair

The birds grunt like tennis pros when generating their rat-a-tat, a performance ...

Water jets may break up into droplets thanks to jigglin...

Streams of liquid form drops thanks to unidentified disturbances. It could be th...

How did Pluto capture its largest moon, Charon?

Planetary scientist Adeene Denton runs computer simulations to investigate Pluto...

There’s math behind this maddening golf mishap

Math and physics explain the anguish of a golf ball that zings around the rim of...

See the largest, most detailed radio image of the Milky...

Supernova remnants, stellar nurseries and more populate the new edge-on view of ...

As teens in crisis turn to AI chatbots, simulated chats...

From blaming the victim to replying "I have no interest in your life" to suicida...

Mosquitoes infiltrated Iceland. Will they survive the w...

Mosquitoes have reached Iceland, a place once thought too harsh for them to surv...

Volunteers agreed to be buried face-down in the snow, f...

A safety device helped maintain a buried person’s oxygen levels for up to 35 min...

A new AI technique may aid violent crime forensics

An AI tool trained on chemical signatures from corpse-eating insects may help de...

Cancer treatments may get a boost from mRNA COVID vaccines

Cancer patients who got an mRNA COVID vaccine within a few months of their immun...

Nanotyrannus was not a teenaged T. rex

A new Nanotyrannus fossil suggests the diminutive dino lived alongside T. rex in...

This flower smells like injured ants — and flies can’t ...

A type of Japanese dogsbane releases a scent identical to wounded ants’ distress...

Some planets might home brew their own water

Tests on olivine hint that water-rich exoplanets could generate H2O internally, ...

Black holes are encircled by thin rings of light. This ...

Theoretical physicist Alex Lupsasca is pushing for a space telescope to glimpse ...