Science

Lung cancer plugs into the mouse brain

Exploring the relationship between cancer cells and nerve cells, which can signa...

Enceladus’ ocean may not have produced precursor chemic...

Building blocks of life have been found on this moon of Saturn. They may come fr...

An ancient reptile’s fossilized skin reveals how it swa...

A reptile fossil is the first of its kind with skin and partially webbed feet, p...

When cancer targets the young

Editor in Chief Nancy Shute discusses the troubling rise of cancer among younger...

Staying on the keto diet long term could carry health r...

Months on a high-fat keto diet put mice at risk for cardiovascular disease and i...

A primordial black hole may have spewed the highest ene...

The Big Bang may have spawned these theoretical black holes, whose lives are tho...

Bats live with some viruses. But others can do them in

Bats can carry some deadly human pathogens without signs of illness. A new surve...

Math puzzle: The four islands

Solve the math puzzle from our October 2025 issue, in which four princesses divi...

A handheld ‘bone printer’ shows promise in animal tests

Demonstrated in rabbits, the 3-D printer might someday print bone grafts directl...

Tug or fetch? Some dogs sort toys by how they are used

Dogs that easily learn the names of toys might also mentally sort them by functi...

Why are so many young people getting cancer?

Diagnoses for several cancers before age 50 have been increasing rapidly since t...

Cancer patients froze reproductive tissue as kids. Now ...

Saving reproductive tissue from kids treated for cancer before adolescence could...

Brains don’t all act their age

A slew of new research attempts to zero in on what happens as our brains get old...

A new drug shows promise for hard-to-treat high blood p...

Results from a large trial suggest baxdrostat could provide a new option for peo...

COVID-19 is still a threat, but getting a vaccine is ha...

Vaccination is still important to ward off the worst of the coronavirus. Three e...

People with ADHD may have an underappreciated advantage...

ADHD is officially a disorder of deficits in attention, behavior and focus. But ...