Science

Scaling laws in enzymes may help predict life ‘as we don’t know it'

Mystery solved about the origin of the 30,000-year-old Venus of Willendorf

Death spiral: A black hole spins on its side

What brain-eating amoebae can tell us about the diversity of life on earth and evolutionary history

Climate change: A threat to human wellbeing and health of the planet

Number of wildfires to rise by 50 percent by 2100 and governments are not prepared, UN experts warn

Largest ever human family tree: 27 million ancestors

How some gut microbes awaken 'zombie' viruses in their neighbors

The last day of the dinosaurs

Evidence for exotic magnetic phase of matter

Singing in the brain

Onset of modern sea level rise began in 1863, study finds

Likelihood of extreme autumn fire weather has increased 40 percent, modeling shows

Atomic clocks measure Einstein's general relativity at millimeter scale

Ultraprecise atomic clock poised for new physics discoveries

Supermassive black hole caught hiding in a ring of cosmic dust

Breakthrough in converting carbon dioxide into fuel using solar energy

Key brain mechanisms for organizing memories in time

How galaxies can exist without dark matter

'Math neurons' identified in the brain

First evidence indicating dinosaur respiratory infection

Chemical history of the Milky Way revealed by new catalog of tens of millions of stars

Planetary bodies observed for first time in 'habitable zone' of dead star

Biohybrid fish made from human cardiac cells swims like the heart beats

Clearance of protein linked to Alzheimer's controlled by circadian cycle

Calorie restriction trial reveals key factors in extending human health

Mapping mutation ‘hotspots’ in cancer reveals new drivers and biomarkers

New planet detected around Proxima Centauri, closest star our solar system

Chimpanzee mother seen applying an insect to a wound on her son

Biologists investigate smallest propeller on Earth

Protons are probably actually smaller than long thought

Preventing pandemics costs far less than controlling them

Humans and other primates have evolved less sensitive noses

Study in mice shows potential for gene-editing to tackle mitochondrial disorders

Genetically informed atlases reveal new landscapes in brain structure

Puffy planets lose atmospheres, become super-Earths

New experiment results bolster potential for self-sustaining fusion

Moons may yield clues to what makes planets habitable

New Earth Trojan asteroid

What the rise of oxygen on early Earth tells us about life on other planets

Paternal alcohol use increases frequency of fetal development issues

Scientists unveil promising new approach to diabetes prevention

First virus infection linked with infections later in life

Instability of brain activity during sleep and anesthesia underlies the pathobiology of Alzheimer's disease, study finds

Zika vaccine shows promising results in preclinical studies