Science

In parts of Eurasia, the key to a tangy yogurt treat scurries along the forest floor. Red wood ants and…

Katalin Karikó thought the call was a joke. It was 3 a.m. on October 2, 2023. Her husband answered the…

New patches to biosecurity screening software can make it harder to produce potentially harmful proteins using artificial intelligence. Around the…

It’s surprisingly difficult — by puffing from any one direction — to send all of a dandelion’s delicate white seed…

Artificial intelligence can dash off more than routine emails. It has now written tiny working genomes.  Two AI models designed…

Creating human eggs from adult cells just got one step closer to reality. A technique used in cloning combined with…

“Help me please … I can’t calm down without laying on the ground and freaking out for a good 20…

The camels at Jebel Misma have been frozen in a march for 12,000 years. “They are really spectacular,” says paleoanthropologist…

Under a midnight moon, Luigi Garlaschelli peered out over graves. He was scouting for glowing balls of light known as…

More U.S. adults than ever report having serious trouble concentrating, remembering or making decisions. In 2023, more than 7 percent…