Learn what happens to cells inside the nose during an RSV infection, and why infants are so vulnerable to the virus.

Learn how a particle born in the sun’s core left a measurable flash of light two kilometers beneath Earth’s surface.

Learn how chemical signatures in the Hjortspring boat’s caulking pointed researchers toward its Baltic origins.

Learn how high caffeine levels and overlooked stimulants in energy drinks may strain the heart and elevate stroke risk.

Learn about theobromine, a chemical compound in dark chocolate that is linked to anti-aging.

Learn how new discoveries about whale language also raise ethical and legal questions.

Learn more about mammal monogamy rates, which support the theory that the primary mating pattern in Homo sapiens is monogamy.

Learn about the molecules and materials found in samples of asteroid Bennu, including sugars, space gum, and an abundance of ...

Discover an ancient luxury shipwreck, complete with Greek graffiti, offering a rare glimpse into elite life on Alexandria’s ...

Learn how a major shift toward drought reshaped the Flores ecosystem and may have driven the hobbits to extinction.

With a late-rising crescent moon and early evening activity, this year’s Geminids offer some of the best viewing conditions, ...

Learn about the first evidence of the Bronze Age plague in a non-human host, found in a sheep bone from Russia.