Science

Asteroid Ceres is a former ocean world that slowly formed into a giant, murky icy orb

Babies born after fertility treatment have higher risk of heart defects, study suggests

Scientists design new drug to fight malaria

'Weekend warrior' physical activity may help protect against more than 200 diseases

Ice cores show pollution's impact on Arctic atmosphere

How cranes navigate their complex world

World's oldest cheese reveals origins of kefir

Encoding human experience: Study reveals how brain cells compute the flow of time

The heart of the question: Who can get Medicare-covered weight loss medicine?

Astronomers catch a glimpse of a uniquely inflated and asymmetric exoplanet

Climate science: How a believer becomes a skeptic

Leading scientists redefine 'sustainability' to save the ocean and feed a hungry and warming planet

Scientists turn to human skeletons to explore origins of horseback riding

Networks of Beliefs theory integrates internal and external dynamics

Scientists say we have enough evidence to agree global action on microplastics

Scientists quantify energetic costs of the migratory lifestyle in a free flying songbird

Lake ice quality degrading as planet warms -- skaters, hockey players, ice truckers on thin ice

Genetic tracing at the Huanan Seafood market further supports COVID animal origins

Early dingoes are related to dogs from New Guinea and East Asia

'Scuba-diving' lizards use bubble to breathe underwater and avoid predators

Beneath the brushstrokes, van Gogh's sky is alive with real-world physics

'Food theft' among seabirds could be transmission point for deadly avian flu

Towards the realization of compact and portable nuclear clocks

How the brain changes during pregnancy

Genomics reveals sled dogs' Siberian lineage

Turning seawater into fresh water through solar power

Early dark energy could resolve cosmology's two biggest puzzles

Microbe dietary preferences influence the effectiveness of carbon sequestration in the deep ocean

Bacteria work together to thrive in difficult conditions

Ancient DNA from Rapa Nui (Easter Island) refutes best-selling population collapse theory

Research reveals reality of Ice Age teen puberty

Strongest battery paves way for light, energy-efficient vehicles

The Neanderthals may have become extinct because of their isolated lifestyle

Discovery of a new phase of matter in 2D which defies normal statistical mechanics

Mirror, mirror, in my tank, who's the biggest fish of all?

Atypical metabolite levels at birth may increase SIDS risk

Methane emissions are rising faster than ever

Giant fanged frog went unrecognized in Philippines because it was nearly identical to even larger species

AI helps distinguish dark matter from cosmic noise

New research sinks an old theory for the doldrums, a low-wind equatorial region that stranded sailors for centuries

Artificial muscles propel a robotic leg to walk and jump

Extreme weather to strengthen rapidly over next two decades

Study suggests US droughts, rainy extremes becoming more severe

Massive merger: Study reveals evidence for origin of supermassive black hole at galaxy's center

The collapse of bat populations led to more than a thousand infant deaths

Gravitational waves unveil previously unseen properties of neutron stars

Miniature treadmills accelerate studies of insects walking

Epigenetic changes reprogram astrocytes into brain stem cells

Open wide: Human mouth bacteria reproduce through rare form of cell division

Researchers give adult zebra finches back their ability to learn new songs

Doughnut-shaped region found inside Earth's core deepens understanding of planet's magnetic field

The risk of global water scarcity is greater when accounting for the origin of rain

Land-sea 'tag-team' devastated ocean life millions of years ago reveal scientists