“Our research clearly demonstrates that the next major health emergency may not be a sudden new outbreak, but the steady ...

Researchers reveal Prototaxites, a giant Devonian fossil, was not a fungus or plant but a unique extinct lineage.

Iron ore describes any rock or mineral deposit that contains enough metallic iron to make extraction worthwhile. These rocks ...

For decades, most scientists treated the spinal cord as little more than a biological cable. The brain gave orders, the ...

Road salt becomes much more deadly to freshwater snails when predator stress is present, raising mortality rates.

Deforestation in the Amazon is making the region hotter and drier, with less rainfall as the forest loses its ability to ...

China breaks a historic barrier in nuclear fusion, bringing the dream of nearly infinite energy closer to reality.

In 2025, Myanmar experienced a fault break that stretched 311 miles in seconds, forcing geologists to rethink key seismic ...

In a new study, yawning has been shown to push the brain’s clear fluid in the opposite direction of a deep breath.

Webb telescope data confirm a supermassive black hole fleeing its galaxy, carving a 200,000 light-year wake of new stars.

The language children hear about snakes may shape their fear and attitudes, but simple exposure can soften that effect.

Archaeologists have identified a 2,200-year-old elephant ankle bone as direct physical evidence of a Carthaginian war elephant. The discovery anchors a war between Rome and the North African power of ...