A fossil overlooked for nearly 80 years has revealed a previously unknown crocodile relative that lived 210 million years ago ...

More than 150 years after Darwin’s finches helped reshape biology, Galápagos plants are exposing another evolutionary ...

A liquid brushed onto cavities in seconds may spare many young children from pain, infection, and surgery. A major U.S. trial ...

Taking a daily multivitamin may help older adults preserve the strength and stamina needed for everyday activities. After three years, users reported better functional health than those taking a ...

Signals traveling from the gut to the brain may help turn meals into lasting memories. Rats showed stronger memory activity ...

Ultrafast X-rays revealed how a molecule converts absorbed light into motion in just trillionths of a second. Individual ...

Rice University chemists have found a new way to make neodymium, a rare-earth metal, interact with oxygen. Using a specially ...

A new cooking method could make French fries crispier in less time while significantly limiting how much oil they absorb.

Deep beneath Japan’s mostly submerged Kikai caldera, scientists have discovered a vast magma reservoir that appears to be ...

Sleeping well during a heatwave starts with stopping the home from overheating. Close blinds against strong sunlight, ...

Deep beneath submarine volcanoes, Earth may be running a natural “gold kitchen.” By analyzing volcanic glass from the ...

Europa’s hidden ocean has made the icy moon one of the solar system’s most promising places to search for habitable ...