Soil without life discovered for the first time on Earth

This homely mollusk’s rock-hard chompers are made of rare minerals

Sugars spice up RNA

Paralyzed person types at record speed—by imagining handwriting

Climate change is triggering more lightning strikes in the Arctic

Tropical forest destruction increases, despite the pandemic

Pesticide-blocking gene transferred from plants to animals

Your spit could reveal whether you’ve had a concussion

Scientists have been underestimating the power of tornadoes

Scientists use ‘x-ray vision’ to read a letter sealed in 1697

This ancient Egyptian pharaoh met a gruesome end, scans reveal

Astronomers spy promising blob around our nearest neighbor star, but is it a planet?

It is not a flower. It is a fungus!

Watch blue whales try to dodge ships in Patagonia

In biblical times, purple was the new black

Nine hikers mysteriously perished in the Russian mountains in 1959. Scientists may now know why

Mice feel for each other

Experimental drug may slow cognitive decline in early Alzheimer’s

Identical twins aren’t so identical, after all

World’s first dwarf giraffes spotted in Uganda and Namibia

Cuttlefish think ahead, ‘marshmallow test’ reveals

Frozen for nearly 60,000 years, mummified wolf puppy reveals its secrets

DNA links elephant tusks from a 487-year-old shipwreck to their living relatives

Camels are munching on plastic, and the results are deadly

Scientists are rethinking where life originated on Earth

These shrews can shrink and regrow their brains

Space is filled with unexplained light

Breast milk contains coronavirus antibodies, study suggests

Hurricanes are retaining their strength after reaching land, study suggests

Injection of long-acting drug prevents HIV in women

Newly discovered reef is taller than a skyscraper

Ultrawhite paint could cool buildings and combat climate change

You may have a new organ lurking in the middle of your head

Pig fat can be used to grow jawbones for humans

This tiny device harvests energy from a simple breeze

Images of a black hole reveal how cosmic beasts change over time

Cancer drug shrinks ‘undruggable’ lung tumors

Australian labradoodles are mostly poodle, genetic analysis reveals

The giant Megalodon shark was three times as big as a great white, new measurements show

Poop tests stop COVID-19 outbreak at University of Arizona

This 250-million-year-old creature may have hibernated like modern animals

Boston superspreading event seeded thousands of COVID-19 cases

In 2019, Greenland lost twice as much ice as in a normal year

Pianissimo, please! Soft singing could reduce risk of spreading COVID-19

Death Valley hits highest temperature since 1931

These conventional bricks can store power

How anglerfish fuse their bodies without unleashing an immune storm

Scientists discover the secret behind bad body odor