A subduction zone near Cascadia is unraveling piece by piece. The process offers a rare glimpse into how tectonic plates die and form new geological boundaries. With unprecedented clarity, researchers ...

New research reveals glaciers are steadily losing their battle against the impacts of climate change. Glaciers appear to be resisting the effects of climate change by cooling the air that comes into ...

Boston University researchers have found that emotional events can strengthen memories of ordinary moments, giving them lasting power.

Scientists have created a new light-based cancer therapy that targets tumors precisely without harming healthy cells. Scientists have developed a new cancer therapy that uses LED light and microscopic ...

Mizzou researchers discovered that switching to a high-fat, low-carb diet may help improve brain health in people at increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease. There may be a way to keep the brain ...

New research suggests that diabetes and weight-loss drugs known as GLP-1 receptor agonists may also help treat alcohol and drug addiction. A widely used group of medications originally developed to ...

A new study reveals that Mars’ dust devils race across the planet at speeds up to 160 km/h, far exceeding earlier estimates.

MIT researchers found that a hidden atomic order can persist in metals even after they undergo extreme processing. For ...

Researchers at the European XFEL and DESY are investigating unusual forms of ice that can exist at room temperature when ...

Evidence points to a long-lost ocean beneath Ariel’s icy crust. Tides and orbit shifts may have cracked its surface billions of years ago. Growing evidence indicates that a deep ocean may lie hidden ...

Evolving dark matter may explain cosmic acceleration. Observations support a mixed model. For years, a stubborn puzzle has sat at the center of the standard cosmological model. The evidence clearly ...

By examining genomic variation more closely, scientists can now identify new disease connections with greater speed and accuracy. For centuries, scientists have recognized that certain illnesses can ...