Chinese scientists break a historic barrier and achieve the highest plasma density in a nuclear fusion reactor.

Long-lost cannabis enzymes are back, and they pinpoint when the plant first gained the chemistry to make THC, CBD, and CBC.

Scientists create toothless liquid gears that rotate on their own and could revolutionize modern industrial engines.

Elephants use about 1,000 specialized trunk whiskers with a built-in stiffness gradient to precisely sense contact.

Roughly 234 million years ago, Earth’s continents were fused into one massive landmass, and life as we know it was on the ...

Scientists found microplastics in all examined human brains in a recent study, with highest levels discovered in dementia ...

Ancient footprints challenge the timeline of human arrival in North America, suggesting people were here much earlier than once believed.

How often do people truly fall in love? A nationwide study shows passionate love may happen only a few times across a lifetime.

Elephants use about 1,000 specialized trunk whiskers with a built-in stiffness gradient to precisely sense contact.

Pink boulders led scientists to a massive granite formation buried under Antarctica’s ice, solving a decades-old geological ...

Traces of black carbon in snow can alter the light reaching plants, potentially shifting growth patterns and reshaping ...

The world's forests are changing silently, and scientists are warning about the loss of key tree species and lack of biodiversity.