A small team of archaeologists, geologists, paleontologists and climate scientists has found that at least one type of ...

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton ...

In an age where social media promises to connect us, a Baylor University study reveals a sobering paradox—the more time we ...

Movies often reflect the predominant societal and cultural values at the time they were shot. These values can be expressed ...

Blue tentacle-like arms attached to an Astrobee free-flying robot grab onto a "capture cube" in this image from Feb. 4, 2025.

Hypervelocity stars (HVSs) were first theorized to exist in the late 1980s. In 2005, the first discoveries were confirmed.

Nerve cells have amazing strategies to save energy and still perform the most important of their tasks. Researchers from the ...

Ibogaine—a psychoactive plant derivative—has attracted attention for its anti-addictive and anti-depressant properties. But ...

Scientists have translated nanoscale experimental and computational data into precise 3D representations of bacteria, yeast ...

A complex molecular machine, the spliceosome, ensures that the genetic information from the genome, after being transcribed ...

Scientists have discovered microplastics in the snow near some of Antarctica's deep field camps, revealing how far-reaching ...

Understanding how cells transform into specialized types during human development is a central challenge in biology. This ...