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Ebola outbreak latest, World Cup heat risks and dad brains

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Europe sweats through new heat wave, with worse to come

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Algae microbots take aim at bladder cancer

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Ebola and hantavirus can start like the flu but turn deadly fast

T. rex took 40 years to reach full size, scientists find

The giant viruses that orchestrate life in the polar regions

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One common fat may fuel type 2 diabetes while another helps fight it

El Niño is underway, satellite observations show

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Quantum mechanics theory may work without imaginary numbers, new analysis suggests

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If you're feeling down, maybe don't pet your cat, new study suggests

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Engineered bacterial spores reveal new protein targets for enzymes and vaccines

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Mars-like conditions fail to kill some Earth pathogens, experiments suggest

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Nanoscale CoAl design delivers 6 GPa strength with 15% plastic strain at room temperature

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White roofs and urban parks reduce heat in cities, but do not offset extreme global warming

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Modular nanorobot self-assembles, targets cancer cells and cuts viability

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MINDY3: A hub between protein quality control and DNA repair

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Well-known planetary nebula's ear-like lobes rewrite its evolutionary timeline

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NASA testing advanced capabilities for moon, Mars rovers

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Stress gives bees sharper vision and faster reactions, researchers discover

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Can North America mine enough rare earth elements?

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Long-lived families reveal a rare genetic clue to healthy aging

Arctic marine heat waves surge since 1980s, with record event lasting 480 days

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Chinese sodium battery surprised scientists by matching key Tesla benchmarks

Human sacrifice in Inca Empire may have been driven by political motives, not religion

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If aliens landed on Earth tomorrow, what would they eat?

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As lakes turn brown, trout and bass decline while pike and walleye thrive

Tubulin prevents toxic brain protein clumps linked to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

Today's housing emergency is nearly 200 years in the making, says new report

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Tropical ocean temperatures may drive changes in malaria cases in Malawi

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Can GLP-1s boost testosterone levels?

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How becoming a dad changes men’s brains

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Yale study finds nearly half of older adults improved with age

Celebrate Father’s Day with seven whimsical and weird animal dads

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Think human anatomy is finished? Scientists say think again

Scientists discover neurons must break their DNA to build the brain

Major review finds vaping likely causes lung and oral cancer

Climate change boosts soybean production but worsens bean quality

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Bat rays employ a chemical cue to warn others of danger

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Sonic booms from meteors can release the energy of hundreds of tons of TNT. Here's how they work

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Crane pair dances follow hidden rules, with performances revealing partner-driven timing

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Sunday is the longest day of the year for half the planet. A guide to the summer solstice

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Jumping gene caught moving between species in first direct observation

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Ancient enamel just exposed a hidden human family entanglement that may still echo in your DNA

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Radio scans find no alien tech from the latest interstellar comet

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Quantum gravity research links continuous parameters to local operators within the theory itself

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Eight ways to sleep well in hot weather

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New nanotube membranes reveal unusually fast lithium-ion transport

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Herring weight and seal hunting markedly affecting the future of Baltic gray seals

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Ancient Mongolian cemetery reveals power and status mattered more than blood ties

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This simple twist could bring quantum computers closer to reality