Samples collected at daring heights provide evidence for an untested theory of tree drought adaptation, while countering ...

The Smithsonian Natural History Museum’s latest exhibit, “From These Lands,” connects visitors with America’s natural history ...

Analysis of 3,000 incidents in Canada reveals which animal–human activity combos are especially risky. Of note: Elk and ...

A scientist, a jar of pickles and a power strip walk into a room. The punchline involves physics, glowing condiments and a ...

Starving cancerous tumors of oxygen was proposed to help kill them. But the approach can make some cancer cells more ...

Walking sharks crawl on their fins across reefs and even out into tide pools. The newfound Dudgeon walking shark brings the ...

A private rocket mission aims to boost NASA’s Swift telescope before its orbit decays, extending its hunt for gamma-ray ...

New AI models are accelerating the game of cat-and-mouse as cybersecurity experts try to keep ahead of would-be hackers. An ...

The High-Luminosity LHC, planned to switch on in 2030, could help physicists unravel mysteries about the Higgs boson, dark ...

Fake, painted decoys suggest immature coloring acts as a social signal, reducing aggression from territorial nesting gulls.

Aquatic life is facing a surge in chemical pollution as drugs, including pharmaceuticals and illicit substances, make their ...

New calculations suggest that the insect species inhabiting our planet may be double or triple previous estimates.