By reading the chemical “fingerprints” of a distant galaxy, astronomers reconstructed its 12-billion-year evolution. This new ...

A new clear nail polish could let people use their long fingernails on touchscreens with ease. By enabling nails to carry a ...

Scientists have finally captured something long rumored but never proven: sperm whales headbutting each other. Using drone ...

A new study suggests that two of Alzheimer’s disease’s most debated players may be more closely connected than they first ...

A study from Dresden University of Technology (TUD) finds that previous actions shape current decisions more strongly than scientists once believed, offering new insight into how people make choices.

Scientists have found a way to trap light in an extremely thin layer, potentially reshaping how future photonic devices are built.

Scientists are uncovering a subtle but powerful signal hidden within the sleeping brain, one that may reveal how quickly the brain is aging and how that relates to future dementia risk. By analyzing ...

A new study explores whether birch tar, long associated with Neanderthal toolmaking, may have served another purpose as well.

Scientists are exploring DNA-based robots, tiny molecular machines that could one day navigate the body, deliver targeted therapies, and even build nanoscale technologies.

A newly identified cellular system monitors subtle variations in genetic coding, hinting at a hidden level of control over how genes are expressed.

Cobalt sits at the heart of the clean energy transition, but this study suggests its supply chain is far more fragile than it appears.

New research led by a University of Wyoming archaeologist is challenging a widely accepted idea about the earliest people in the Americas. The study focuses on an ancient site in South America and ...