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On a blazing hot day in South Africa, female southern pied babblers can’t think straight. The medium-sized black-and-white birds are trying to …

The enamel on our teeth is the hardest tissue on the human body. A new study looks at the nanoscale structure of …

Competing interests J.R. reports clinical research grants from Amgen, Applied Therapeutics, AstraZeneca, Biomea Fusion, Boehringer Ingelheim, Corcept, Corxel, Eli Lilly, Hanmi, Merck, …

NPR’s Eyder Peralta speaks with immunologist Nicole Baumgarth about why ticks are spreading to new regions, and what this increase in ticks …

Since NASA’s Artemis II crew members safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on April 10 after their record-setting mission around the …

A new type of universal coronavirus vaccine has passed its first human clinical trial, marking an important step toward broader protection against …

On April 30, the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing’s Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC) initiative hosted a full-day research symposium examining how artificial intelligence is …

For a long time, the likelihood of surviving pancreatic cancer has been extremely low. For patients who were diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic …

An emergency evacuation alert given to NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has been lifted following urgent repairs of leaks …

Health workers don protective equipment at an Ebola treatment center on June 2, 2026 in Monigi, Democratic Republic of Congo. Daniel Buuma/Getty …

Wall Street ends sharply lower as chips slide, jobs data fuels rate hike fears The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 695.15 points, …

Pushback against construction of new data centers continues in the Midwest as Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) joins Ohio in suspending new …

NEW YORK — The Ebola outbreak in Central Africa could grow to 20,000 cases or more, depending on how quickly infected people are isolated …

NASA announced the Massachusetts Institute of Technology project, Exploration-Class Lunar Integrated Power SystEm, as the first place winner for the 2026 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) competition, which challenges students to bridge gaps in …

Fairfax County math teacher arrested for inappropriate behavior with student, police say  DC News Now

Reshma Shetty, co-founder and COO of Ginkgo Bioworks, walks through an autonomous lab where AI robots replace lab benches. Shetty says using …

Credit: Denis Pobytov / DigitalVision Vectors / Getty Inflammation has long been implicated in cardiovascular disease, but only recently has it become …

When I deployed to Sierra Leone during the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola epidemic, I understood the risks. Every physician, nurse, epidemiologist, laboratorian, …

NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this color-enhanced view of Jupiter’s northern hemisphere during its 61st close flyby of the giant planet on May …

For thousands of years, people have used salt to flavor and preserve food. While it remains a staple in kitchens around the …

ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics …

A newly discovered feathered dinosaur with four wing-like limbs may have prowled the lakeside forests of what is now northwestern China, gliding …

In May and June of most years, NASA satellites typically begin to detect large numbers of wildland fires throughout the Top End …

Demonstrators at a rally with truckers protest against COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates in Adelanto, Calif., in February 2022. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP …

Homing pigeons rely on a variety of signals to navigate, including magnetism. But it hasn’t been clear how they detect magnetic cues. …

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and Standard Chartered have signed a USD100 million agreement under AIIB’s trade facilitation initiative to support …

Lizzy leads STAT’s coverage of the FDA. Her stories explore the relationship between politics and science at the FDA, industry influence, and …

Wildfire smoke is stoking a new challenge for cleaner air. A NASA-supported study published Thursday found that, over the last decade, wildfires …

The MIT-led Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions (IAIFI) has received renewed support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for an …

The first phase of a $7-billion, 15-year plan to redevelop 55 acres around Chicago’s United Center sports arena with housing, retail, entertainment …