Science

A deep brain stimulation volunteer discusses life after...

In this bonus episode of The Deep End, you’ll hear an update from Jon Nelson, wh...

Plastic ‘fossils’ help scientists reconstruct the histo...

Plastic waste has let common coots reuse nests year after year. Scientists have ...

Human memory is flawed. But a new book says that’s OK

The new book Memory Lane convincingly demonstrates how memories are like Lego bu...

An mRNA cancer vaccine may offer long-term protection 

A vaccine kept patients free of pancreatic cancer for years, yet new reports say...

Hammerhead sharks’ diets may affect if they roam or sta...

Understanding hammerhead sharks’ food preferences could aid efforts to protect t...

Babies can form memories, and they do it a lot like adults

A brain scanning study of babies reveals how some of the earliest memories are m...

Gray seals may sense their own blood oxygen levels

The seals’ ability to detect the amount of oxygen in their blood may help them m...

Wildfires and farm fertilizer use are fueling ozone pol...

Fires and agricultural soils can rival cars and factories in emitting chemicals ...

Stinky penguin poop strikes fear into the hearts of Ant...

A chemical in Adélie penguin guano may have cued krill to take evasive maneuvers...

A map of 14 million galaxies and quasars deepens a dark...

The DESI experiment shocked cosmologists with a hint that dark energy varies ove...

A hopping robot shows off its squirrel-like skills

Salto the jumping robot can take a flying leap and land on a narrow pipe — just ...

Parrots and humans share a brain mechanism for speech

Brain activity in vocalizing budgerigar parrots showed a pattern that harkened t...

The nearest single star to Earth has four small planets

Last year, astronomers announced that a planet orbits Barnard’s star. Now, resea...

Two astronauts stuck in space for 9 months have returne...

Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore’s extended stay in the International ...

New baby pictures of the universe deepen a cosmic mystery

Cosmic microwave background data support cosmology’s standard model but retain a...

Some of Sydney’s koalas are chlamydia-free, but still a...

Southwestern Sydney's koalas have avoided the chlamydia outbreak threatening the...