A sweeping review of more than a century’s research upends the popular notion that left-handers are naturally more creative.

New high-resolution laser images show how wind and waves trade energy in two distinct patterns. This breakthrough could sharpen climate and weather predictions.

Researchers have discovered that deep-sea fish generate carbonate minerals at rates similar to shallow species, confirming ...

Eight healthy babies have been born in the UK using DNA from three people, an IVF breakthrough that prevents inherited ...

Long before their teeth evolved to handle tough, fibrous plants, early humans were already digging up and eating grasses, sedges, and starchy underground foods. A new fossil-tooth isotope study shows ...

Sandia hopes to help change that. It recently became the first national lab to join the U.S. National Semiconductor ...

Glaciers, nature’s slow-moving sculptors, are reshaping our planet in ways we can now measure with unprecedented precision.

However, the brain processes these cues in distinct ways. With real faces, our attention is drawn mainly to the eyes and where they are looking. With pareidolia, we tend to take in the overall ...

Studying over 100 freshly donated eggs, scientists discovered that slowing protein breakdown helps minimize harmful byproducts that could damage DNA. The eggs also perform a last-minute “spring ...

Now, researchers using the first-ever quantum-mechanical simulations of these materials have uncovered why they exist: they are fundamentally stable, not fleeting accidents of rapid cooling. The ...

Marine heatwaves engulfed 96% of the world’s oceans in 2023, breaking records for duration, intensity, and scale. Scientists warn these events could be early signs of a destabilizing climate system.

COVID-19 vaccines prevented over 2.5 million deaths worldwide, with the biggest gains for seniors and those vaccinated early, ...