Science

DNA study IDs descendants of George Washington from unmarked remains, findings to aid service member IDs going back to World War II

Cell division quality control 'stopwatch' uncovered

'Cosmic cannibals' expel jets into space at 40 percent the speed of light

Mechanism found to determine which memories last

Long-period oscillations control the Sun's differential rotation

Old immune systems revitalized in mouse study, improving vaccine response

Evolution of the most powerful ocean current on Earth

Common household chemicals pose new threat to brain health, study finds

Tiniest 'starquake' ever detected

Research uncovers a rare resin fossil find: A spider that aspires to be an ant

Decoding the plant world's complex biochemical communication networks

Weight loss caused by common diabetes drug tied to 'anti-hunger' molecule in study

Toba supereruption unveils new insights into early human migration

New technique helps AI tell when humans are lying

8-hour time-restricted eating linked to a 91% higher risk of cardiovascular death

Landmark study shows that 'transcendent' thinking may grow teens' brains over time

New research suggests that our universe has no dark matter

A new world of 2D material is opening up

Study: Best way to memorize stuff? It depends...

Milk to the rescue for diabetics? Cow produces human insulin in milk

AI-generated food images look tastier than real ones

Mars attracts: How Earth's interactions with the red planet drive deep-sea circulation

A coral superhighway in the Indian Ocean

Scientists propose new theory that explains sand ripples on Mars and on Earth

Cheetahs' unrivalled speed explained by their 'sweet spot' size, finds Imperial study

Peering into the tendrils of NGC 604 with NASA's Webb

Having self-control leads to power

Making quantum bits fly

Balancing training data and human knowledge makes AI act more like a scientist

Loss of nature costs more than previously estimated

Earth's earliest forest revealed in Somerset fossils

Good news for coral reef restoration efforts: Study finds 'full recovery' of reef growth within four years

Daily step count of 9,000 to 10,000 may counteract risk of death and cardiovascular disease in highly sedentary people

Do some electric fish sense the world through comrades' auras?

Sinking land increases risk for thousands of coastal residents by 2050

Arctic could become 'ice-free' within a decade

An overgrowth of nerve cells appears to cause lingering symptoms after recurrent UTIs

Humans have driven the Earth's freshwater cycle out of its stable state

Webb unlocks secrets of one of the most distant galaxies ever seen

Tests show high-temperature superconducting magnets are ready for fusion

The Golgi organelle's ribbon structure is not exclusive to vertebrates, contrary to previous consensus

Orcas demonstrating they no longer need to hunt in packs to take down the great white shark

AI outperforms humans in standardized tests of creative potential

Astronomers measure heaviest black hole pair ever found

Scientists use blue-green algae as a surrogate mother for 'meat-like' proteins