People in richer countries aren’t moving less — they’re just eating more. A new Duke study shows that diet, not laziness, is ...

What if mRNA vaccines could be made more powerful and less irritating? Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have found a way to do just that—by tweaking a key molecule in the vaccine’s ...

Gene editing may hold the key to rescuing endangered species—not just by preserving them, but by restoring their lost genetic ...

A tiny object far beyond Pluto, newly discovered by the Subaru Telescope, could reshape our understanding of the early Solar ...

Astronomers have discovered a bizarre object in the outer solar system, 2020 VN40, that dances to Neptune’s gravitational ...

Using a clever combo of iron and radical chemistry, scientists have unlocked a safer, faster way to create carbenes molecular powerhouses key to modern medicine and materials. It s 100x more efficient ...

A scorching marine heatwave from 2014 to 2016 devastated the Pacific coast, shaking ecosystems from plankton to whales and triggering mass die-offs, migrations, and fishery collapses. Researchers ...

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have made a promising breakthrough in memory technology by using a ...

Scientists have used DNA's self-assembling properties to engineer intricate moiré superlattices at the nanometer ...

Erythritol, a widely used sugar substitute found in many low-carb and sugar-free products, may not be as harmless as once ...

Astronomers have, for the first time, observed the very beginning of planet formation around a star beyond our Solar System. Using the James Webb Space Telescope and ALMA, researchers detected hot ...

Astronomers studying a rare neutron star system have uncovered a surprising source of powerful X-rays. Using NASA s IXPE telescope and data from other observatories, an international team found that ...