As koalas in southern Australia have grown from a few hundred to almost half a million, the marsupials show signs of regaining lost genetic variation.

A 2022 NASA mission changed the orbit of the asteroid Dimorphos around its companion. New data shows their joint orbit around ...

A look inside the brains of extraordinarily sharp elderly people reveals clues about their unusual abilities. Deep in these ...

A robotic hand with fingernail-like tips lets robots peel fruit, open lids and pick up thin, flat objects with more precise, human-like dexterity.

Scientists created half-Möbius molecules, similar to the Möbius strips common in math classes, but half as twisty. It’s a ...

Homegrown chickpeas could be on the menu for future astronauts. With help from compost and symbiotic fungi, chickpea plants grow and produce seeds in simulated lunar dirt, researchers report March 5 ...

A new study proposes that a crash between Titan and another moon spawned Hyperion and, much later, destabilized Saturn’s ...

A widely used method to calculate sea level rise may have missed up to a century of change, so the risks could hit home for millions sooner than thought.

Life needs nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus. But without the right balance of oxygen, these elements get locked away in planets’ cores.

We rely on ads to keep creating quality content for you to enjoy for free. Please support our site by disabling your ad blocker.

The wood-feeding cockroach’s cannibalistic love bites lead to a lasting bond. Afterward, the pair prefer each other over all ...

Lucid dreamers who heard puzzle-linked soundtracks while sleeping were more likely to solve those unsolved problems the next ...