Dark matter particles may exert a hidden force on one another, but its effects are stranger than expected. An extra ...

Mathematicians have shown that no electoral system can perfectly balance local representation, proportional national results, ...

Scientists have identified an immune response that may explain why statins cause muscle pain, weakness, and exercise ...

Global warming appears to have shifted into a faster gear. After removing the effects of El Niño, volcanic eruptions, and solar cycles, researchers found that the planet has warmed at roughly 0.35°C ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has entered a Martian valley covered by an astonishing “sea” of tiny polygon-shaped fractures. The honeycomb patterns, each only a few inches wide, stretch across the landscape ...

A sweeping review of more than 350 studies suggests that the protein boom may be overselling what many people actually need.

Scientists studying magma from the 2021 Tajogaite eruption on La Palma have discovered that extreme heat can dramatically ...

A daily avocado may help lower heart disease risk in adults with obesity by reducing the number of LDL particles circulating ...

A surprisingly simple change could make sodium-ion batteries far more powerful while opening the door to turning seawater ...

Modern humans carry DNA from two mysterious extinct lineages in addition to Neanderthals and Denisovans. Their hidden genetic ...

Scientists discovered unusually high water-vapor supersaturation inside deep tropical clouds, creating conditions in which ...

Ant parenting may have evolved from the same brain systems that once controlled hunger. Researchers found that two chemical ...