Microplastics have entered Antarctica’s soil ecosystem, subtly affecting its only native insect and revealing how far human pollution now reaches. An international team of scientists led by ...

New research could help conserve the world’s rarest marsupial. New findings from (ECU) could strengthen efforts to safeguard one of the planet’s rarest marsupials. The Gilbert’s potoroo, a critically ...

A new imaging study challenges long-standing ideas about how hair grows and could lead to new treatments for hair loss. Scientists have discovered that human hair does not emerge because it is pushed ...

New nanomaterial passes the blood-brain barrier to reduce damaging inflammation after the most common form of stroke. When ...

A surprising flu experiment shows that good airflow and fewer coughs can stop the virus from spreading, even up close.

A scientist has explained why robots still struggle to pick tomatoes. Labor shortages in agriculture are driving growing interest in robotic systems that can automate harvesting. Yet some crops remain ...

Human language is structured to minimize mental effort by using familiar, predictive patterns grounded in lived experience. Human languages are remarkably complex systems. About 7,000 languages are ...

Traces of plant poison on ancient African arrowheads provide the oldest direct evidence of poisoned weapons. Scientists have ...

A new lens-free imaging system uses software to see finer details from farther away than optical systems ever could before.

Sourdough fermentation reshapes wheat fibers through enzyme activity, influencing bread texture, nutrition, and flavor. Bread ...

Floods and droughts across the globe are moving in sync, and a powerful Pacific climate cycle is pulling the strings.

Fossils reveal dinosaurs were flourishing in diverse ecosystems right up until the asteroid impact ended their reign.