Plastic pollution is not just in oceans and soil. Scientists have now found enormous amounts of microscopic plastic floating ...

Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at ...

Waiting to eat when your food arrives first feels polite—but it may be mostly for your own peace of mind. Researchers found ...

A groundbreaking cattle genome has given researchers their clearest look yet at what makes Wagyu beef so special. By ...

Florida State University scientists have engineered a new crystal that forces atomic magnets to swirl into complex, repeating ...

Researchers have discovered a brain activity pattern that can predict which people with mild cognitive impairment are likely ...

Microscopic ocean algae produce a huge share of Earth’s oxygen—but they need iron to do it. New field research shows that ...

A small group of people experience no pleasure from music despite normal hearing and intact emotions. Brain imaging reveals ...

Scientists observing the red giant star R Doradus have found that starlight isn’t strong enough to drive its stellar winds, ...

Most U.S. adults have risk factors tied to a little-known condition called CKM syndrome, which connects heart disease, kidney ...

A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this ...

Scientists at Fermilab’s MicroBooNE experiment have ruled out the existence of the elusive sterile neutrino, a particle proposed for decades to explain puzzling neutrino behavior. Their high-precision ...