Ancient viral DNA in bacteria helps block new infections, offering a potential path to fight antibiotic resistance.

Superhero shows rarely damage children’s trust in scientists. Even villainous scientists don’t make kids doubt real science.

Wetlands in the Mississippi River Basin reduce nitrogen runoff, improve water quality, and lower drinking water treatment costs for cities.

Bowhead whales can live over 200 years thanks to a protein that helps their cells repair DNA damage efficiently.

New research reveals that early humans changed Europe’s landscapes long before farming began, using fire and hunting to alter ecosystems.

Researchers linked a new PFAS chemical, PFHpA, to worsening liver disease in teens with obesity, raising fresh concerns about hidden toxins.

A study shows that spider web decorations help spiders locate prey by spreading vibrations across more silk threads.

A mosquito larva entombed in amber for about 99 million years is now the oldest known of its kind, according to a new study. The fossil comes from Kachin in northern Myanmar and likely formed when ...

New experiments show young rocky planets can generate water naturally when molten surfaces react with hydrogen in their early atmospheres.

UCLA scientists found that gut bacteria in toddlers can shape emotional brain networks and may influence the risk of anxiety.

Eating meat-heavy diets speeds up species extinction, while plant-based diets use less land and help save wildlife.

APM 08279-5255 is a massive black hole (quasar) that contains about 140 trillion times the amount in all of Earth’s oceans ...