Sea turtles have long mystified researchers by returning to beaches where they were hatched, magnetic signals may be the key, new research finds.

Research reveals structural changes in the inner core's surface, indicated by differences in seismic wave pairs.

A new journal purports to improve the publishing process through open access and public peer review, but it was co-founded by ...

President Donald Trump's nominees to run the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration are part of a ...

I’m really annoyed, on behalf of the journalist Charles Piller, about the release date of his book “ Doctored: Fraud, ...

The internet erupted in controversy over Felisa Wolfe-Simon and colleagues’ claim of a microbe thriving on arsenic. Nearly 15 ...

Date nights with novelty, nostalgia, or connection can boost relationship satisfaction, intimacy, and communication. Research ...

COVID-19 revealed weaknesses in our pandemic response plans and sowed distrust in science. Can we get it back?

Publishers of scientific journals, PR agencies and institutions use embargoes to control when news is released to journalists and the public. Embargoes explain why you may see many news outlets ...

A recent study by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has revealed a startling public health threat: About 17 million people are at risk of gastrointestinal problems due to ...

This annual award recognizes outstanding research work in the areas of agrochemicals and food chemistry. Learn more about this year's awardees and read their winning research articles. This virtual ...

Science is littered with serendipitous findings — such as Alexander Fleming’s chance observation that a mould killed the bacteria he was culturing, which led to the discovery of antibiotics ...