Neuroscientist Liz Chrastil’s brain scans before, during and after pregnancy are providing the first view of a mom-to-be’s structural brain changes.

In a first, astronomers captured how convective forces power the quick bubbling movement of gas cells on the surface of a distant, massive star.

Practitioners of Ayurveda — a traditional Indian medicine system — have used the ashwagandha plant for thousands of years. These days, another group is giving the plant a fresh surge of ...

One of the most compelling potential signs of extraterrestrial communication might have an astrophysical explanation. Called the “Wow!” signal, the bright burst of radio waves has defied our ...

The Earth’s ambipolar electric field is weak but strong enough to control the shape and evolution of the upper atmosphere.

Researchers working in the field of agrivoltaics are studying how to combine solar farming with grazing, crop production or ecological restoration.

A new painkiller nearing approval called suzetrigine may prove to be an opioid alternative. But for many with chronic pain, treatment must go beyond pills.

AI might help lift conspiracy theorists out of the rabbit hole, but some researchers say proceed with caution.

Long-lasting, widespread heat and weather extremes may have caused the Great Dying extinction event 252 million years ago.

DNA from a partial skeleton found in France indicates that European Neandertals consisted of at least two genetically distinct populations.

Scientists can estimate how much more likely or severe some past natural disasters were due to human-caused climate change. Here's how.