It’s time to add rat infestations to the long list of issues that may be made worse by climate change.

Learn more about how using IVF for conservation could help save marsupials from extinction.

Discover how air pollution is affecting your cognitive functions and hindering your ability to do daily tasks.

Learn what this Roman emperor's secret garden meant to Roman society and why the discovery speaks to ancient Roman life.

Researchers have hacked living cockroaches to create new search-and-rescue tech.

Learn more about Vegavis iaai, an ancient ancestor of modern-day ducks, and one of the earliest modern birds ever discovered.

Learn about the new perspective on Earth's reduction of moderately volatile elements, a discovery made possible by meteorites from the early solar system.

Some bacteria abide against antibiotics not because they are good at hiding, but because their growth slows when nutrients they need are cut off.

The discovery of two Grand Canyons on the moon and analysis of the lunar south pole area will prepare astronauts for Artemis moon visit.

Learn about a new study that challenges whether dog breeds are truly specialized for tasks based on skull shape, suggesting behavior matters more than morphology.

Learn more about groundbreaking genetic research that reveals a long-lost population and solves a centuries-old linguistic mystery.

Study could help destigmatize illnesses like depression and anxiety, and lead to more treatment.

As the COVID-19 pandemic put remote therapy on the map, concerns have arisen on whether it’s as good as in-person treatments. The research says it can be, but other factors can impact the efficacy of mental health treatments.

Learn more about time-of-day trends in mental health and well-being, which tend to be better in the morning and worse at night.

Discover how doing simple daily stretches can prevent health problems and grow your muscles.

Learn more about how researchers are using the microbes in Yellowstone thermal pools to understand how life developed during a low-oxygen period.

Learn about the surge of landslide activity in California's Palos Verdes Peninsula as measured by NASA, showing the effects of climate change and intensifying precipitation.

Microplastics are accumulating in the brain more than other organs; health effects remain unclear.

Scientists discover altermagnets, which have favorable properties of both of the two other kinds.

Learn more about the papyrus that contains detailed medical procedures from Ancient Egypt.

The last radical improvement in our lifespans happened in the 20th Century. Now, researchers are looking into just how much further we can go — and if that’s even possible.

Increasingly crowded orbits full of satellites and debris pose potential hazards for services on Earth, and need regulation.

Discover how researchers identified an octopus' ancient sex chromosomes and why their genetic history is such a mystery.

Learn about the Svingerud Stone, a runestone found in a Norwegian grave site that currently stands as the earliest written depiction of the Proto-Norse language.

This underwater alliance between octopus and fish tends to pay off for both. Learn why the relationship works.

It might have felt mighty chilly where you live, but the globe overall set yet another warming record despite La Niña's cooling influence.

Muscles feeling tight after a long work day at your desk? Here are some stretches that will help you loosen up.

A combination of enduring holiday stress and seeking a New Year’s change drives interest in information about ending marriages.

Learn more about the auricular muscles, which activate when we wiggle our ears, and apparently, when we listen to several sounds at once.

Learn more about how older adults who participate in more social events see a delay in cognitive decline.

Because the drug doesn’t target the brain, it has less potential for addiction. Learn why this could help the opioid crisis.

Learn about 2024 YR4, an asteroid that currently has a more than 1 percent chance to hit the Earth in 2032, catching the attention of scientists.

A confluence of factors is making wildfires worse. Among them: increasingly dramatic swings between wet and dry conditions in a warming world.

From migratory practices to modern language, learn how sheep have played a major role in the history of humanity.

Quantum computation + quantum sensing = a new way to think about measurement on the tiniest scale, say researchers.

New discovery reveals an entire new world smaller than viruses and bacteria.

The U.S. is set to ban seafood imports from countries that don’t work to minimize accidentally catching dolphins, whales, and seals.

Learn more about the earliest evidence of human-caused contamination from lead, found in the ancient Aegean.

Adults who report painful childhoods followed by the end of a romantic relationship have smaller hippocampuses.

Learn more about the newly identified fungus that is taking over spiders and why it's similar to the Cordyceps fungi that infects ants.