Happiness improves health, but not everywhere. Researchers identify a global tipping point where well-being begins to save ...

The first functional mirror-image pore has been created, capable of reducing the survival of aggressive breast cancer cells ...

New device emits photons in telecom fiber band from the start, so it avoids a separate converter that can waste photons.

Archaeologists find evidence in Liangzhu of the first culture in China to carve human skulls and bones into tools roughly ...

A small blood gene difference made Neanderthal pregnancies with modern humans risky, possibly contributing to their disappearance.

An experiment conducted in Poland shows that wolves fear humans more than any other stimulus, even in remote forest ...

MIT researchers double the accuracy of optical atomic clocks by reducing quantum noise with an innovative laser technique.

A new study reveals that the largest lunar crater, South Pole-Aitken basin, was formed by an oblique impact that shaped the ...

New research shows that low to moderate fires in California’s Sierra Nevada can boost bird populations for decades.

Scientists used radar to find hidden layers under Antarctica’s ice, revealing ancient sediments, buried landscapes, and warm ...

Aging brains tend to see unclear faces more positively, thanks to a tiny region linked to emotion and attention.

New tool predicts future wildlife threats. It shows reptiles may need conservation more than amphibians in coming decades.