Two deaths in gene therapy trial for rare muscle disease

Humans were breeding sled dogs 9500 years ago, DNA evidence suggests

Elusive neutrinos reveal how nuclear fusion fuels the Sun

Vast ring of deep shafts found near Stonehenge

Three dozen alien civilizations may be advanced enough to communicate with us

Rodent brains reveal triggers of hibernation

Earth’s species disappearing at an alarming rate

Watch an example of chimpanzee ‘culture,’ as one fishes for termites

Our Moon is not as ‘dry’ as we thought

Herpes virus can trigger Alzheimer’s, brain tissue study suggests

Cancer drug dampens intrusive thoughts in men with pedophilic disorder

Deadly livestock disease may have spread through infected bull semen

This giant dino may have been the first to adapt to an aquatic lifestyle

Mushrooms give plants the green light to glow

‘Helmeted frog’ fossils unearthed in Antarctica

An alien world has suddenly gone missing

Flamingos have friends, enemies, and even romantic trysts, 5-year study reveals

This is the brightest supernova ever seen

Longest deep-sea animal spotted off Australian coast

Love the smell of wet earth after rain? So do these strange creatures

Great Barrier Reef experiences massive coral bleaching

Why hand-reared butterflies don’t do as well as their wild kin

Atomic bomb dating reveals true age of whale sharks

This is the first ever close-up of a black hole’s ‘cosmic fire hose’

Scientists use lidar to map a forgotten Nazi concentration camp off the coast of France

Lab-grown meat is starting to feel like the real deal

Cats can get the new coronavirus, but no evidence that they spread it to humans

GPS on the Moon? It can work

Second ‘cured’ HIV patient goes public

Whales strand more on days with higher solar activity

This is the only known animal that doesn’t need oxygen to survive

Researchers find new, promising antibiotic with help from AI

Unusual Arctic warming explained by overlooked greenhouse gases

Ancient viruses found in Tibetan glacier

Human body temperature has declined steadily over the past 160 years

This enormous ancient fish is officially extinct

Hey mom, look at me! Garish coloring ensures these chicks get fed

Light-hearted baseballs could explain surge in homers

Ninety-nine percent of ocean plastic has gone missing

Archaeologists unearth graves of ancient warrior women in Russia

Watch a puffin use a tool—to scratch an itch

U.S. West Coast waters are acidifying twice as fast as global average

Scientists hope to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria by targeting their ‘alarm proteins’

Scientists just found a planet circling a dead star

Rising temperatures may be making birds smaller

How good are you at reading your cat’s facial expressions?

How slow can you go? A blue whale’s heart beats just twice a minute

One-third of African tropical plant species could go extinct