Historic data and predictions suggest cases will rise in East Africa and southern regions, while the threat may ease in West ...

In the movie Whalefall, a sperm whale accidentally swallows a scuba diver. It’s technically possible, but unlikely to play ...

Human-caused climate change made southeastern Australia’s devastating wildfires during 2019–2020 at least 30 percent more likely to occur, researchers report in a new study published online March 4. A ...

For decades, researchers wondered if the Navier-Stokes equations, which describe fluid flow, break down. OpenAI put thousands ...

Shingrix, the same vaccine that protects people from the blistering shingles rash, might also lower risk of heart disease.

The surface of ice is a slippery subject. For more than 160 years, scientists have been debating the quirks of ice’s exterior. Frozen water is coated in a layer of molecules that behave like a liquid.

An analysis of sound-making structures on preserved wings reveals the mating calls of ancient Jurassic insects, re-creating ...

By studying chickadee cognition in the wild, researchers learned smarter birds stay smart in old age, produce more young and ...

We are at a critical time and supporting science journalism is more important than ever. Science News and our parent organization, the Society for Science, need your help to strengthen scientific ...

AI safety monitoring can fail when an AI’s reasoning is the main clue that something has gone wrong, new research suggests.

In recent years, drugs that help the immune system fend off tumors have given many patients new options for treating their ...

Forever chemicals are accelerating aging in wild dolphins. Companies are working to clean PFAS from water at scale.