Science

Squashing the spotted lanternfly problem may require en...

The invasive spotted lanternfly has spread to 17 states and can threaten vineyar...

How flossing a mouse’s teeth could lead to a new kind o...

Flu viruses often enter the body through mucous tissue in the nose. Researchers ...

Dinosaur teeth reveal some were picky eaters

The enamel in fossilized teeth reveals some dinosaurs preferred to eat particula...

Scientists re-create a legendary golden fabric from cla...

Sea silk, once spun from endangered clams, may make a comeback — thanks to disca...

This ancient Siberian ice mummy had a talented tattooist

Researchers reconstructed a roughly 2,000-year-old woman’s tattoos, from prowlin...

A giant planet may orbit our closest sunlike neighbor

Alpha Centauri A, four light-years from Earth, may host a gas giant. If confirme...

New clues emerge on how foods spark anaphylaxis

In two studies of mice, a molecule called leukotriene helped trigger food-induce...

7 stone tools might rewrite the timeline of hominid mig...

Excavated implements suggest a Homo species arrived on Sulawesi over 1 million y...

These plants build ant condos that keep warring species...

The unique architecture of some ball-like plants high in trees in Fiji lets viol...

This snail may hold a secret to human eye regeneration

Golden apple snails can regrow full, functional eyes. Studying their genes may r...

A newly discovered gene helped this moss defy gravity

A gene called IBSH1 helped spreading earthmoss thrive at high gravity, hinting a...

The U.S. government wants to go ‘all in’ on AI. There a...

Government agencies are rapidly adopting AI, but experts warn the push may outpa...

Seven superclouds sit just beyond the solar system

The superclouds probably produce star-forming clouds of gas, since most nearby s...

Higher colon cancer rates may reflect earlier screening...

The recommended age for starting colorectal cancer screening is now 45. That shi...

The mystery of melting sea stars may finally be solved 

A bacterium called Vibrio pectenicida may be melting sea stars along North Ameri...

The Webb space telescope spies its first black holes sn...

These star-shredding black holes sit within dusty galaxies that block many teles...