Space, physics, materials, and general research.
Saltwater crocodiles raised in captivity and released into Bangladesh's Sundarbans did not try to return home, hinting that mature captive animals could help rebuild wild populations.
Genetic analysis of living descendants has finally put names to four Arctic sailors, including Harry Peglar, whose identity had eluded historians since 1859.
Researchers found that acidity in the microscopic region around electrodes, not the bulk solution, can determine reaction success, and they used that insight to dramatically improve selectivity.
A fossilized feather in dinosaur dung hints that superior plumage helped the ancestors of modern birds survive the asteroid impact.
A German U-boat sunk in 1917 is releasing TNT into the water, seabed, and marine life, underscoring the environmental risk of thousands of corroding wrecks.
A new study of Mount Etna’s past eruptions shows some magma stalled near the surface for weeks while other magma shot upward from roughly 30 kilometers deep in only hours.
A worldwide survey reveals that physicists hold no majority view on the universe's biggest open questions.
New analysis of ancient rocks suggests water reached deep into Earth's mantle billions of years before modern plate tectonics emerged.
Scientists have calculated how strongly the unknown material causing dark ultraviolet patterns in Venus’s clouds must absorb light, narrowing the possibilities.
An experiment has directly shown that a tightly focused laser interacts most strongly with an atom slightly off the beam’s center, confirming a quantum optical counterpart of the Magnus effect.
Scientists report that the centuries-old climatic connection between the Indian and Pacific oceans is now breaking down in an exceptional way.
NASA-backed researchers have engineered yeast to convert PET plastic and agricultural waste into protein-rich, 3D-printed cookies, a potential food source for deep-space missions.
A new measurement using the ALICE experiment at the Large Hadron Collider offers a way to test competing models of how gluons behave deep inside atomic nuclei.
New measurements show Mercury's crust has far less silicon dioxide than expected, suggesting ancient lava welled up from deeper, hotter mantle melting.
A new analysis identifies seed proteins in ancient Egyptian artifacts, shedding light on the symbolic use of plants in religious practices.
Scientists are concerned as Britain's wasps become scarce, with temperature swings, heatwaves, and food shortages as suspected causes.
A new theoretical argument suggests time itself may carry a tiny built-in uncertainty that caps how accurately any clock can ever run.
A new study reveals that foraminifera shells reverse their coiling direction in cycles, hinting at an overlooked evolutionary mechanism.