Science

This painless nanoneedle patch might one day replace ce...

Using millions of tiny needles, the patch samples molecular data from inside cel...

See how the herpesvirus reshapes our cells’ DNA in just...

New imaging tools reveal how within an hour of infection, the virus begins to al...

Harmful heat doesn’t always come in waves

Even without reaching heat wave levels, sustained high temperatures may contribu...

A barrage of radiation couldn’t kill this hardy life-form

A type of lichen was able to survive extreme UV radiation in the lab, suggesting...

Mysterious ‘little red dot’ galaxies have a possible or...

Compact ruddy galaxies seen by the James Webb telescope confound astronomers. Ha...

This bug’s all-in helicopter parenting reshaped its eggs

An egg-shape trend found among birds shows up in miniature with very protective ...

AI can measure our cultural history. But is it accurate?

Art and literature hint at past people’s psyches. Now computers can identify pat...

‘Magic’ states empower error-resistant quantum computing

Special quantum states allow computers to perform the most difficult class of qu...

Genetics reveal the origin story of East Asia’s favorit...

The origin of red beans — also called adzuki — has been murky. A new study says ...

Earth’s oldest rocks may be at least 4.16 billion years...

If the new age of these Canadian rocks is solid, they would be the first and onl...

Cancer DNA is detectable in blood years before diagnosis

Tiny, newly formed tumors shed small fragments of DNA that are swept into the bl...

Want to eat healthier? Add to your diet, rather than li...

Nutrition experts say add more greens and beans to your diet; cooking classes ca...

50 years after ‘Jaws,’ sharks face their own terror

Humans have driven sharks and their cousins to the brink of extinction. The heal...

U.S. seal populations have rebounded — and so have thei...

Alix Morris’s new book, A Year with the Seals, explores humans’ complicated rela...

A Supreme Court ruling on nuclear waste spotlights U.S....

Court ruling allows interim nuclear waste storage in Texas, but the U.S. still h...

Summer is a great time to protect your hearing

Concerts, fireworks and other hallmarks of summer can hurt your hearing long-ter...