Children with leukemia whose mothers used common household pesticides during pregnancy face a 60% higher risk of death, according to new research that marks the first time scientists have connected these ubiquitous chemicals to childhood cancer survival rates.
Sep 10, 2025
The ocean's most abundant photosynthetic organism can't handle the heat. After analyzing 800 billion cells across a decade of research cruises, scientists have…
Sep 10, 2025
The universe has served up a celestial feast of epic proportions. V Sagittae, a binary star system 10,000 light-years from Earth, features a white dwarf star…
Sep 10, 2025
A single shot could save Australia's koalas from extinction. After more than a decade of development, regulators have approved the world's first vaccine to…
Sep 10, 2025
Most of us assume scientists have mapped every corner of the human body by now. Turns out, they missed something big hiding in plain sight: massive DNA structures living in our mouths that could reshape how we think about oral health and disease.
Sep 10, 2025
That $2.99-per-pound "shark" fillet at your local grocery store might be hiding a troubling secret.
Sep 10, 2025
Oil companies funding museum exhibits. Pesticide makers sponsoring scientific conferences.
Sep 10, 2025
A thin slice of human tissue sits in a laboratory dish, surrounded by nothing but a soft gel.
Sep 10, 2025
The walls of your house might soon store electricity. Scientists have turned ordinary cement into a living battery by embedding electricity-generating bacteria that can power devices and regenerate themselves over time.
Sep 10, 2025
Cat whiskers can detect a breeze so gentle it barely moves dust. Now researchers have copied this biological marvel to create pressure sensors that could transform how athletes train and recover.
Sep 10, 2025
Runners don't motivate themselves to the finish line the way you'd think. When legs burn and lungs scream, they're not conjuring up inspirational reasons why they started running in the first place.
Sep 10, 2025
Dark matter might hold the key to spotting one of the universe's most spectacular shows.
Sep 10, 2025
The most sensitive molecular ruler on Earth just tightened its grip on a constant that underwrites modern physics.
Sep 9, 2025
In the dark waters between Los Angeles and Catalina Island, barrels of industrial waste continue to bleed into the sea.
Sep 9, 2025
