New Research
How Color-Changing Hogfish Use Their Skin to 'See' Themselves
Light-sensitive proteins in the fish's skin could play a role in monitoring how they camouflage, researchers theorize in a new study
Scientists Treat Severe Injuries in One Eye With Stem Cells From the Other
Patients' own stem cells could help them recover from chemical burns that damaged a single eye, a small, preliminary study suggests
Neptune's Clouds Have Disappeared, and the Sun Might Be Responsible
Scientists have linked shifts in the distant planet's cloud coverage to the ever-oscillating solar cycle, which is due to peak soon
These Ancient Japanese Islanders Created a Signature Skull Shape by Molding Babies' Heads
Some 1,800 years ago, the Hirota people practiced intentional cranial modification
Drone Scans Reveal New Details About the Battle of the Bulge
Researchers used lidar to uncover nearly 1,000 previously unknown features of the famous battlefield
Human-Caused Fires and a Changing Climate May Have Contributed to Mass Extinction 13,000 Years Ago
The deadly combination likely led several species to disappear from Southern California during the late Pleistocene
Scientists Recreated a Pink Floyd Song From Listeners' Brain Waves
Electrodes collected brain signals while people listened to "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1," then computers produced a garbled but recognizable track
An Extreme Ice Age May Have Wiped Out Europe's Earliest Humans 1.1 Million Years Ago
New research suggests the continent was devoid of hominins for about 200,000 years after a previously unknown cold snap
Long-Term Wildfire Smoke Exposure Linked to Dementia Risk, Study Finds
Among nine sources of particle pollution, fires and agriculture had the strongest link to dementia, according to a new analysis of a national survey
Old Mice Could Live Longer by Sharing Young Blood, Study Finds
After surgically attaching pairs of mice, scientists suggest the procedure could rejuvenate the older individuals, slowing their aging
200-Million-Year-Old Poop Reveals Parasites That Infected a Crocodile-Like Reptile
The prehistoric fossil could help researchers understand the relationships between parasites and host organisms in the Late Triassic
Fossil of Tiny, Extinct Whale Discovered in Egypt, Named for King Tut
The species was around the size of a bottlenose dolphin and thrived 41 million years ago
These Long, Skinny Fish Hide Behind Bigger Fish to Sneak Up on Their Prey
Scientists made 3D-printed models of fish and tested them in the ocean to study this clever hunting strategy
This Arrowhead Was Made From a Meteorite 3,000 Years Ago
Found in Switzerland, the 1.5-inch-long artifact was fashioned from meteoric iron during the Bronze Age
Scientists Repeat Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough in a Step Toward More Clean Energy
Still, nuclear fusion power plants are likely decades away and may come too late to play a role in addressing climate change
Scientists Turn to Human Ancestors' DNA in Search for New Antibiotics
Microbe-fighting molecules that once existed in Neanderthals and Denisovans have been re-created in the lab and tested in mice
DNA Links 42,000 Living People to Enslaved and Free African Americans Buried in Maryland
The research, initiated by the local African American community, could be a roadmap for future genealogy studies
California’s Waves Are Getting Bigger With Climate Change
Storms that produce massive swells are also occurring more frequently as the planet warms, a new study suggests
A Meat Allergy Linked to Tick Bites May Be Increasing in the U.S., CDC Report Finds
As many as 450,000 people may have the potentially life-threatening condition, with thousands of those cases undiagnosed, the agency estimates
Servants at Machu Picchu Came From Distant Corners of the Inca Empire
The city's servant class was a genetically diverse community, according to a new study of ancient DNA
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