A newly discovered fungus — named after naturalist Sir David Attenborough — transforms cave spiders into zombies. The species (Gibellula attenboroughii) forces reclusive arachnids into exposed areas, ...

The idea came to Jablonski after studying bird behavior in the American West. He noticed some birds would fling out their ...

DNA damage from inflammation outpaces the cells’ ability to self-repair. The finding, in human brain cells and mice, could ...

Ötzi the Iceman’s copper ax was imported. The mummy’s frozen body and assorted belongings were found in 1991 poking out of an Alpine glacier at Italy’s northern border with Austria. But Ötzi’s ax ...

A new study shows learning to fly in virtual reality with virtual wings can reshape the brain, making it treat wings more ...

A link between particle physics and gravity equations, called the double copy, applies to Hawking radiation, creating a new ...

Planetary scientist Candice Hansen-Koharcheck championed the importance of space imagery. Her legacy lives on in every pixel ...

Scientists and journalists share a core belief in questioning, observing and verifying to reach the truth. Science News reports on crucial research and discovery across science disciplines. We need ...

A new study links the sun's 11-year cycle to accelerated orbital loss, with debris falling faster once sunspot numbers near ...

Several studies have served up tantalizing hints about the drugs’ potential cancer prevention benefits, but other results ...

Public health officials are racing to find out how the sometimes deadly hantavirus got aboard a cruise ship and if there has ...

To serenade with their high-pitched songs, singing mice inflate a throat sac — a use for air sacs seemingly unknown in any ...