Extinction Risk–Protection Mismatch in China’s Flora. Credit: Shen Guozhen A new study has revealed a “hidden extinction crisis” in China’s…
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Giant impact structures, including the potential remains of ancient “protoplanets,” may be lurking deep beneath the surface of Mars, new…
The death cap mushroom has been implicated in many people’s deaths, from Roman emperors to modern foragersShutterstock/Tisha Razumovsky Death cap…
“Like Luke Skywalker’s planet “Tatooine” in Star Wars, Kepler-16b orbits a pair of stars. Kepler-16b is a gas giant, like…
A “cannibalistic” solar storm is about to slam into Earth’s magnetic field, triggering vibrant auroras that will potentially be visible…
Social upheaval across Europe between 1250 and 1860 correlates with volcanic eruptions, reduced sunspot activity and surging food prices View…
Quasi-planktonic movement and dive profile for southern right whales. Credit: Global Ecology and Conservation (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03788 Satellite tracking of…
Scientists may have just toppled a 100-year-old theory about what holds up the highest mountain range on Earth, new research…
Deep brain stimulation is already used to treat Parkinson’s diseaseLiving Art Enterprises/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY A brain implant that detects when…
Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.07.021 Mitochondria are cellular organelles that play an important role in making ATP (adenosine…
Archaeologists have discovered a small, bronze charm depicting a Celtic warrior, complete with a shield and a sword, while digging…
The sinuses become inflamed in people with chronic sinusitisScience Photo Library/Alamy Surgery is typically a last resort for people with…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Seeds are vital for plant reproduction and agriculture. Seed size, a crucial trait for plant adaptation…
Nocturnal spiders have been filmed capturing fireflies and keeping them in their webs to attract more prey, even intermittently checking…
These succulent plants glow after being infused with phosphor particles that absorb and slowly release lightLiu et al., Matter There…
Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research presented at the 2025 European Society of Cardiology Congress in Madrid, Spain, has found…
A person in Maryland has been confirmed to have an infection with the flesh-eating New World screwworm parasite — the…
Solar panels for sale in Niamey, Niger, a country where solar energy is boomingBOUREIMA HAMA/AFP via Getty Images A record…
A wave travels through a tank in Likun Zhang’s laboratory at the National Center for Physical Acoustics. Credit: University of…
Immune cells in the human brain may be critical to orchestrating the organ’s development in the womb because they trigger…
Scientists have found another reason why we should spend more time in natureColin Anderson/Blend Images LLC/Getty Images So-called “forest bathing”…
Dog skeletons and fur decorations on historical anoraks are among the researchers’ sources of ancient DNA. Credit: Carsten Egevang The…
A black hole’s bizarre “heartbeat” is forcing astronomers to reconsider how these cosmic heavyweights behave.Observations of IGR J17091-3624 — a…
Antibiotic use can have knock-on effects on the immune systemUrbanImages/Alamy Children exposed to antibiotics in the womb or early in…
Graphical abstract. Credit: ACS Catalysis (2025). DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5c03512 Compared with the energy-intensive Haber-Bosch process, renewable energy-driven electrocatalytic nitrate reduction reaction…
Two of the solar system’s most famous asteroids, Bennu and Ryugu, may be fragments of a single massive “parent” asteroid…
An artwork in Geneva, Switzerland, where talks on a global plastic treaty took place last weekFABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images…
Student Audreanna Johnson views her cell phone near a cell phone locker at Ronald McNair Sr. High School, Thursday, Aug.…
In a series of “victory” celebrations more than 6,000 years ago in northeastern France, a group of defenders severed the…
Origami “bloom” designs fold into flower-like shapesBYU Photo A new family of origami shapes that unfold like flower petals could…