The practice of freediving is teaching physiologists how humans stretch their physical and mental limits, which in turn may ...

An AI trained to use thermal images to detect whale body heat could help warn ships at risk of colliding with the marine ...

DNA can voyage along intercellular highways called tunneling nanotubes. It’s a phenomenon that could potentially spread tumor ...

Soil DNA from Chile to the Antarctic Peninsula ties warmer climates to more plant fungal pathogens, with abundance projected ...

The remains of at least 37 people in an ancient stone 'jar' in northeastern Laos suggest that thousands similar jars were ...

Scientists have finally sniffed out the molecules behind marijuana’s skunky aroma. The heady bouquet that wafts off of fresh weed is actually a cocktail of hundreds of fragrant compounds. The most ...

Found near Australia, Solenostomus snuffleupagus is a shaggy swimmer that closely resembles Mr. Snuffleupagus from Sesame ...

States with abortion bans are trending away from evidence-based miscarriage treatment that includes mifepristone, compared ...

While the thunderstorms in The Legend of Zelda defy physics, plenty of places on Earth experience extreme weather.

As public health officials around the world monitor dozens of former passengers and crewmembers of the MV Hondius for signs ...

Life sciences writer Susan Milius has been writing about botany, zoology and ecology for Science News since the last ...

A Biography lifts the curtain on the private life of Charles Darwin, one of science’s most controversial pioneers.