A star’s violent death exposed a hidden supermassive black hole
A supermassive black hole has been found lurking about 30,000 light-years from the center of its galaxy—the first dormant black hole detect…
A supermassive black hole has been found lurking about 30,000 light-years from the center of its galaxy—the first dormant black hole detect…
A new hollow nanoreactor mimics living cells to make hydrogen peroxide more efficiently using visible light. Its light-trapping cavity and …
A long-term brain study found that common risks such as smoking, high blood pressure, heart disease, and high blood lipids were strongly li…
Genetic changes may set off a chain reaction that causes the spine’s natural shock absorbers to harden and deteriorate. Zebrafish with a fa…
Millions of sperm do not always compete alone—some species send them into action as coordinated teams. A sweeping evolutionary study found …
A mathematician working at Anthropic says he used the AI model Claude Fable 5 to uncover a remarkably simple counterexample to the Jacobian…
A spectacular fossil site in Canada contains 567-million-year-old creatures that may represent some of the earliest animals to move, reprod…
A group of brain cells called orexin neurons appears to help us keep working when reaching a reward becomes increasingly difficult. Blockin…
An exceptionally preserved snake fossil from Brazil reveals that early snakes were far more diverse than scientists once thought. Detailed …
A massive crocodilian capable of attacking dinosaurs has been brought back to life as the first scientifically accurate mounted skeleton of…
A massive magma reservoir has been detected deep beneath Tuscany, despite showing no obvious signs at the surface. Scientists mapped the ro…
Stanford researchers discovered immune cells in flatworms that explode within minutes, killing nearby bacteria and foreign cells before van…
August brings four major celestial events, including a solar eclipse and the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. Dark New Moon skies could m…
Fossilized dinosaur bones from Wyoming are offering a rare glimpse into the feeding behavior of Tyrannosaurus rex. Researchers examined mor…
Scientists have uncovered a surprising way that “jumping genes” may move between species and speed up evolution. While these mobile genetic…
A specially engineered chewing gum reduced HPV by up to 93% and nearly eliminated two bacteria linked to head and neck cancer. The treatmen…
A tiny 518-million-year-old sea creature has revealed the earliest known evidence of the structures that eventually became spiders’ fangs. …
Animal bones preserved in South Australia’s underwater caves reveal distinctive clues shaped by darkness, algae, bacteria, and other enviro…