With its long wavelength, near-infrared light is hardy enough to survive the limestone surroundings in the cavern: “The ...

As cold-blooded reptiles, the iguanas enter a state of torpor when temperatures fall. This causes the animals to temporarily ...

"We no longer have to wait for an asteroid or comet to come to Earth to understand their histories," Linda Losurdo said in a ...

Recent studies have shown that the larvae of some flies suffer from reduced pupation rates and are less likely to survive to adulthood once they’ve been exposed to psilocybin. Other experiments have ...

New research radically shifts how we understand delusions, offering patients and clinicians a better way to understand these impactful experiences.

The first surprise comes courtesy of the US Census Bureau, whose latest estimates for 2025 show a population growth of just 0.5 percent year-on-year – the equivalent of only 1.8 million new people.

On September 1, 1859, Carrington was observing the Sun when he witnessed the most powerful event ever recorded. It bears his ...

Salt is deeply encrusted onto the history of Wieliczka. Around 13.5 million years ago, seawater flooded this basin at the feet of the Carpathian Mountains in Central Europe. Then, slowly but surely, ...

Anyone who has ever cared for a baby will no doubt have wondered what’s going on inside their little heads. With only “crying ...

While generative AI driving is a new approach, Perseverance has been able to use its autonomous systems to navigate any unexpected obstacles along its path, like no other rover. It performs dozens of ...

Phil the groundhog might have a whole day named in honor of his forecasting skills – but that doesn't mean they're any good.

For these females, the strength of their maternal programming – rather than any inherent understanding of the nature of death ...