Genetic analysis shows that microbes growing inside the International Space Station have adaptations for radiation and low gravity, and may pose a threat to astronauts ...

Extreme events are getting stronger everywhere, so we should expect floods to be bigger regardless of where we are,” said ...

An effort to understand Earth’s past climates uncovered a history of wild temperature shifts and offered a warning on the ...

Researchers show the average surface temperature on our planet has shifted between 51.8 to 96.8 degrees Fahrenheit ...

One of this year's coveted Lasker Awards has gone to Zhijian "James" Chen, a scientist behind a key immune-system discovery.

One of the researchers described the circumstances that led to the discovery as “serendipity.” This year’s prestigious Lasker ...

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LONDON — Scientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 have zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped ...

An international group of researchers says two decades of research have generated sufficient knowledge about the sources and effects of microplastics to allow world leaders to agree measures to ...

From drunk worms to mammals that breath through their anuses, founder Marc Abrahams on the winners of this year's Ig Nobel ...

What happened next surprised them. "It was late on a Friday evening and the lab manager burst in after hearing me shrieking," ...

There's a lot of talk about the diabetes and weight loss drug semaglutide — sold under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy — being a "miracle" drug, as researchers keep finding health benefits ...