A tangled mess of neurons is challenging our current notion of where intelligence stems from.

There's this growing anxiety that remote workers need to increasingly prove they're being productivity unless they want to be recalled...

We now have confirmation that NASA can deflect a threatening near-Earth asteroid. But this is just one experiment.

On average, researchers publish their most innovative work early in their careers.

Tidal and wave energy are considered even more reliable than solar and wind -- but getting them to work is...

This 3D optical data storage could allow up to petabyte level of data storage.

A computational model found that UV light can kickstart the reduction of CO2, which can then be converted into useful...

And it still has room to get even cheaper.

New research found spores can count environmental signals without expending metabolic energy, constantly monitoring for the right time to awaken.

The EU had been steadily making progress in moving away from coal, but now it seems forced to choose the...

Mindless tasks and creative thoughts go hand in hand together -- as long as it's at least mildly engaging.

Researchers converted the problem of finding efficient algorithms into a single-player game.

Rising temperatures are inviting algae blooms that threaten to color once crystal-clear lakes green or brown.

The 'whitest white' can reflect up to 98% of incoming light, including ultraviolet frequencies.

The work of art is beautifully preserved and shows great craftsmanship.

A new study explores how the most basic ingredients of life could form in water when they shouldn't have.

It's hard to keep track of Svante Pääbo's many groundbreaking contributions to science.

Scientists originally thought she was male, but a fresh look has revealed some surprises.

The device controls blood sugar better than insulin shots while dramatically improving the patient's quality of life.

The fossils reveal a critical period in the evolution of all vertebrates, including humans.

Researchers reconstructed the genome of a mammalian ancestor using the genomes of 32 living mammals.

Destroying critical European energy infrastructure may mark a new dangerous escalation by Vladimir Putin.

'Normal' particles like protons and electrons are made of three quarks. These newly found decaying particles are made of five...

It finally happened: NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid to practice for a time when we need to save...

The camera device uses sound waves to power itself and transmit data.

Using energy from the sun, this three-layer device evaporates water to cool buildings or food containers.

Could men who take steroids slowly morph into psychopaths or are men with psychopatic tendencies drawn to such drugs in...

Whenever people from different cultures met, one of the first things they exchanged was food. The world is now a...

Unborn babies can taste and smell in their mothers' wombs Scientists believe the mothers' diet could influence the baby's dietary...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been having a field day with the solar system recently. After imaging Jupiter,...

When something as vile as racism is masquerading as science, we need to have a talk.

Blue light may trigger hormonal changes that could lead to the early onset of puberty.

Many people are still afraid to touch water from the city even though it's been years since the crisis was...

Welding without heat is not impossible. On the contrary, it can be quite effective.

The powerful space telescope used its potent infrared instruments to reveal unseen features from both Mars' surface and atmosphere.

It's a bandaid solution rather than a cure. However, there may come a time when we have no other choice.

Male gorillas beat their chest to signal dominance to other males, but also their reproductive value to females.

The unbelievable story of a Bavarian knight who lost a hand in battle but gained a mechanical prosthetic hand that...

The powerful new AI could be used to find new cures and high-tech biomaterials.

An entertaining parody event of the Nobel Prizes just awarded the prizes for the funniest but intriguing studies of the...

But it won't put tattoo artists out of business just yet.

Selecting foods with lower sodium content, such as those that are not ultra-processed, may help relieve bloating.

A Dutch startup will soon release a futuristic solar-powered car that can cover up to 44 miles (70 km) solely...

The remarkable Stone Age operation was made on a child who survived and years later grew into adulthood.

Unlike mammal moms, seahorse dads consciously go into labor.

Since the early 1980s, scientists have found more than a staggering 14,000 artifacts at the 3,000-year-old archaeological site of Sanxingdui...

Unlike other observations of alien worlds, this is a direct image. It sets the stage for more exciting exoplanet research.

Another reason to monitor your screen time.

Is art still art if a computer made it?

COVID-19 was responsible for half of the steep decline -- but not all of it.