Nancy Shute discusses how our reporters find unique stories, from vaccine beer to a particle collider’s retirement to the ...

People who can’t stop scratching itches may finally have a culprit to blame. In mice (and probably people), a protein called TRPV4 is involved both in starting an itch and stopping it after scratching ...

Some say we’ve entered a new age of AI-enabled scientific discovery. But human insight and creativity still can’t be ...

Something is stopping Dry Lake Valley’s golden eagles from reproducing and killing raptors that fly in to fill the void.

Sediments from Scotland hint that ocean-atmosphere interactions continued more than 600 million years ago despite widespread ice.

New plankton arrived just a few millennia — maybe even decades — after the Chicxulub asteroid, forcing a rethink of evolution ...

Antarctic Peninsula projections show accelerating ice loss, warming oceans and global sea level impacts tied to greenhouse gas emissions.

Breast exams, birth control and family planning are just some of the reasons not to skip your annual ob-gyn appointment.

A lung cancer trial bolsters a long-held idea that treatment timing matters, showing a simple shift could help immunotherapy ...

Research reveals more short-snouted dogs besides pugs and bulldogs that struggle with breathing. Pekingese and Japanese Chins topped the study's list.

The findings strengthen the case that regeneration is an old trait, offering insights into how complex tissues rebuild themselves.

A student created a low-cost baby carrier that filters sunlight to safely treat jaundice where electricity and equipment are ...