This innovative technique, colloquially known as “snot-bot” sampling, allows us to understand whale health better than ever ...

He is Director of the Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona and the author of several books, including “Identity: What DNA Can ...

In genetics, scientists must analyze the genomes of millions, if not billions, of people, each carrying millions of variants.

It’s not uncommon for archaeologists to stumble upon ancient tombs filled with grave goods. Usually, we see weapons, jewels, crowns, or pottery. But finding a whopping 270,000 beads in a single ...

A black hole the mass of at least ten million suns is tearing through space, fast enough to escape its home galaxy. As it ...

Music lessons are less likely to make children smarter and more likely to reveal the curiosity and discipline they already ...

The geology of the ocean floor is truly spectacular — perhaps even more than land geology. Unfortunately, it's really hard to ...

A new study suggests that swearing helps people “not hold back,” boosting physical performance by nudging the brain into a ...

Now scientists have formally described it as a new species: Brachycephalus lulai, a pumpkin toadlet found only in a small ...

Recent clinical trials have shown that regular-fat cheese doesn’t ruin blood lipid profiles the way butter might. In fact, ...

Researchers have shown that a bacterium plucked from the gut of this frog can successfully eradicate aggressive colon tumors ...

Astronomers are scratching their heads at the odd chemistry, which hints at soot clouds and possibly diamond formation deep ...