Science

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...

A new AI technique may aid violent crime forensics

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

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

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

Nanotyrannus was not a teenaged T. rex

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

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 ...

Deep Antarctic waters hold geometric communities of fis...

Scientists found thousands of patterned fish nests in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea, ...

The AI model OpenFold3 takes a crucial step in making p...

The open-source AI model improves transparency in predicting how proteins intera...

Hurricane Melissa spins into a monster storm as it bear...

The story of Atlantic hurricanes is treading a familiar — and frightening — path...

Two tiny genetic shifts helped early humans walk upright

Scientists have linked bipedalism to changes in how the human pelvis developed m...

Polar bears provide millions of kilograms of food for o...

A new study shows how much food polar bears leave behind — and how their decline...

These simple knife tricks stop onion tears instantly

With a high-speed camera and a tiny guillotine, scientists showed that chopping ...

DNA reveals Neandertals traveled thousands of kilometer...

DNA and stone tool comparisons suggest Eastern European Neandertals trekked 3,00...

Australia’s tropical forests now emit CO₂, clouding the...

These tropical forest CO₂ emissions may warn of similar shifts in other regions,...

A conference just tested AI agents’ ability to do science

AI promises to speed up scientific analysis and writing. However, AI agents stru...

Brain cancer can dissolve parts of the skull

Glioblastoma doesn't just affect the brain. It also erodes bones in the skull an...