New footage shows bizarre deep-sea fish that sees through its forehead
Barreleye fish live in the ocean twilight zone.
NASA spacecraft ‘touches’ the Sun for the first time ever
The Parker Solar Probe has passed through a boundary and into the Sun’s atmosphere, gathering data that will help scientists better understand stars.
Rocket Scientists and Neurosurgeons: Who's Smarter?
What other professions have their own idioms associated with them?
An Enemy Within: Researchers Discover How Pathogens Hide in Tissue
Where the bacteria hide in the body and how the body’s own immune system also plays an important role
Why do we get side effects from vaccines? Experts say that means it's working
Whether you’re getting your first shot, a second dose or a booster, you’re likely to experience some side effects.
Waiting 60 Seconds Before Cutting The Umbilical Cord Can Save Lives, Study Finds
Reducing the risk of death and disability in the first two years of childhood by almost one-fifth
When a Genetic Disorder Discovery Is Unwelcome News
When scientists discover genes linked to dangerous illnesses in their samples, how should they convey that news to the study participants? The geneticist Cristen Willer had to tackle that challenge.
Fossil find reveals giant prehistoric 'thunder birds' were riddled with bone disease
Until around 45,000 years ago, Australia was home to Genyornis newtoni, a fearsomely huge bird weighing roughly 230kg – almost six times as much as an emu – and standing 2 metres tall.
SScientists Create “Time Machine” Made of Human Cells To Reverse Pancreatic Cancer Progression
“Time machine” has shown a way to reverse the course of cancer before it spreads throughout the pancreas
“Breakthrough” COVID-19 Hospitalizations Among Fully Vaccinated Patients Occur Most Often among Older Adults and Involve People with Chronic Health Conditions
Compared to Hospitalizations of Unvaccinated Patients, Breakthrough Cases Involve Shorter Stays on Average and Appear More Likely to Be Hospitalized Primarily for Non-COVID Ailments
Mutant Bacteria Accidentally Recreated One of Van Gogh's Most Iconic Paintings
The line between art and science is sometimes a swirly one.
The Common Mouth Microbe That Keeps Popping Up in Tumors
Lab studies link the oral bacteria Fusobacterium nucleatum to cancers from the gut to the head and neck. Could targeting the microbe tackle tumors?
Successful Xenotransplantation Surgery: Genetically Engineered Pig Kidney Transplanted to Human Body
Second successful investigational xenotransplantation procedure using a genetically engineered pig kidney
Vaccines Prevent Severe Disease From Omicron, New Studies Say
In the lab, immune cells put up a strong fight against Omicron, suggesting that vaccines will be able to prevent the worst outcomes of the virus variant.
Vaccine trial finds a glitch with children in one age range
Company is adding a third dose to the trial after finding a low immune response.
Why Invasive Plants Pushing Out Native Flora Is Pushing Us Closer to a 'New Pangaea'
According to the first global analysis of plant diversity, the world's flora is growing increasingly uniform, even on isolated islands like Australia.
When humans are gone, what animals might evolve to have our smarts and skills?
Is this a "Planet of the Apes" situation?
Winter Is Coming Paradox: Researchers Uncover the Surprising Cause of the Little Ice Age
Cold era, lasting from early 15th to mid-19th centuries, triggered by unusually warm conditions.
Neanderthals Changed Ecosystems 125,000 Years Ago – Were Not “Primal Hippies”
Hunter-gatherers caused ecosystems to change 125,000 years ago.