Scientists have detected the H5 strain of bird flu in Australia for the first time, the country's agriculture minister said Saturday, meaning the highly contag…

Need some good news on a Friday after a long week? The Earth may not be engulfed by the expanding fireball of the dying sun, which has long been assumed to be …

Can tiny aerosol particles make tropical convective clouds grow stronger? For decades, scientists have debated this question because aerosols can change how cl…

Scientists pop the cork on the hidden chemistry inside wine bottles A new study captures how cork, wine and air interact over time By Sam Macdonald edited by…

A distant galaxy nicknamed Shadow Blaster may have revealed a surprising source of cosmic neutrinos: extreme star formation instead of a supermassive black hol…

Scientists discover remnants of Jellyfish Nebula’s ‘sibling’ supernova Astronomers may have found the remains of two long-dead stellar siblings By Sam Macdon…

A newly identified molecule called OLE helped restore the brain’s immune cells to a more protective state in Alzheimer’s models. The treatment reduced toxic pl…

Researchers say these coral strongholds may help repopulate more degraded reefs.

Kenya just held a major conference on ocean protection, bringing together thousands of scientists, policymakers, and philanthropists. The goal is to find solut…

How viruses may reshape the body’s ‘soil’ to promote cancer growth Everyday viral infections may be quietly reshaping the body’s network of molecules that sup…

Scientists have uncovered a surprising connection between quantum gravity and an exotic quantum state of matter that could explain why the universe isn’t expan…