Scientists just discovered a lost branch of Australia’s marsupials
Fossils from Queensland suggest a newly recognized marsupial order may have survived in Australia for around 35 million years, rewriting pa…
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Fossils from Queensland suggest a newly recognized marsupial order may have survived in Australia for around 35 million years, rewriting pa…
The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs was likely an exceptionally rare CO chondrite from a distant region of the solar system. Its unus…
A low-cost antidepressant may offer new hope for people struggling with long COVID fatigue. In a randomized clinical trial involving 399 ad…
Several popular sugar substitutes may not be as harmless as they seem. Adults who consumed the most artificial sweeteners showed substantia…
A catastrophic asteroid breakup may have triggered a huge wave of impacts across the inner solar system about 800 million years ago. The de…
Seismic waves have revealed that the oceanic plate beneath the Ontong Java Plateau was dramatically transformed by the colossal volcanic ac…
JWST has captured unusually detailed images of gas feeding the supermassive black hole at the center of NGC 4696. A vast filament appears t…
Scientists say new technologies have reopened the debate over whether Mars could someday be terraformed, turning a once impossible idea int…
A team of mathematicians used whimsical "silly sprinklers" to solve a physics mystery that has puzzled scientists for decades. Their experi…
Tiny plastic particles in drinking water may be doing more than contaminating the environment. New research suggests nanoplastics can actua…
A study of 225 newborns suggests prenatal estrogen may have played a role in the evolution of larger human brains. Boys with finger-length …
A major DNA study has rewritten the koala's evolutionary story, revealing that the species suffered a dramatic population collapse about 10…
A new particle detector called PLATON could replace millions of tiny detector components with a single block of light-producing material. U…
A new experimental treatment may have found a way to outsmart glioblastoma’s toughest defense: the blood-brain barrier. Researchers used su…
An ancient sea worm may hold the secret to a whole new category of natural materials. Its jaws combine proteins and metal ions in a way tha…
A distant Sun-like star appears to have devoured one of its planets, leaving behind a surprising chemical fingerprint. Researchers found an…
A powerful new AI tool has uncovered what could be one of the biggest integrity problems in modern science. After analyzing 2.6 million can…
A new review highlights exciting progress in atomically thin quantum materials where light and magnetism work together in ways never before…