Common preservatives hiding in processed foods may carry unexpected heart risks, with heavy consumption linked to ...

Cats may identify one another through a surprisingly durable chemical “calling card” made from 13 unusual fatty acids in ...

A decade-long NIST experiment has produced a new measurement of the universal gravitational constant that differs ...

Ancient DNA reveals that plague repeatedly returned to Europe for more than 400 years after the Black Death, evolving into ...

Nearly three decades of Hurricane Hunter data reveal four features that can help a tilted tropical cyclone straighten its ...

Physicists have detected strong evidence that heavy, fleeting Z bosons can become quantum entangled during Higgs boson decays ...

Researchers may have solved a long-running mystery surrounding the Dead Sea Scrolls by proposing that the Qumran sect really did use its distinctive 364-day calendar. Its perfectly ordered 52-week ...

A growing Bundibugyo virus outbreak is showing how a little-known relative of Ebola can become a major threat when diagnosis and treatment options are limited. Experts warn that preparing only for ...

Scientists have developed ultra-bright nanoparticles that can detect tiny amounts of chemicals and distinguish between molecules that look almost identical. The technology could one day provide a ...

Researchers have uncovered a hidden molecular warning sign of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that can linger even when patients feel well and appear to be in remission. By studying around 900 human ...

Complex systems may work better when their parts are not perfectly alike. Northwestern physicists found that carefully ...

A massive crater on Mars’ moon Phobos may hide a dense region of compressed material that could reveal whether the moon is a captured asteroid or debris from an ancient impact on Mars. Japan’s ...