Science

Deep-sea mining could start soon — before we understand...

The U.S. push to mine international waters for metals defies global efforts to c...

These 5 nutrients might be lacking in your diet

U.S. diets should include more of vitamins D and E, fiber, calcium and magnesium...

Why these zombie caterpillars can’t stop eating 

Sneaky chemistry by a real-life “Last of Us” Cordyceps fungus mind controls its...

Scientists 3-D printed a tiny elephant inside a cell

The first structures ever 3-D printed inside living cells point to applications ...

NASA images may help track sewage in coastal waters

Sewage-contaminated water absorbs certain wavelengths of light, leaving a signat...

A drowned landscape held clues to the lives of ancient ...

The remains of extinct Homo erectus dredged from the seabed off Java, along with...

Chronic low back pain may be less likely if you walk – ...

Adults who walked more than 100 minutes per day were less likely to have chronic...

A third visitor from another star is hurtling through t...

Scientists have found a new interstellar object whizzing toward the sun.

Nearly half of the universe’s ordinary matter was uncha...

Two studies fill in gaps about the cosmos’s ordinary matter. One maps it all, ev...

Climate change could separate vanilla plants and their ...

The vanilla species grown for its flavoring is finicky. Genes from its wild rela...

Vaccine policy in the U.S. is entering uncharted territory

A key advisory group vows to base decisions on evidence, boost confidence in vac...

A 3-D printed, plastic beaker could help algae grow on ...

Algae grown under Mars-like conditions could make bioplastic building materials ...

How much energy does your AI prompt use? It depends

AI models such as ChatGPT consume serious power. Experts break down where that e...

A new diabetes treatment could free people from insulin...

In a small cell therapy trial, 10 out of 12 people with type 1 diabetes no longe...

A rare chance to see two exploding stars is happening i...

Exploding stars V462 Lupi and V572 Velorum are best seen from the Southern Hemis...

Popular weight-loss drugs may ease migraines too

A GLP-1 drug led to fewer days with headaches, a small pilot study of migraine s...