Scientists have discovered a solution to the “damped quantum harmonic oscillator,” paving the way for what could become the world’s tiniest measuring device. A plucked guitar string rings for a few ...

A Mediterranean moth was confirmed as a new species through DNA testing. It now bears the name Carcina ingridmariae. A ...

Before temperatures began to rise, Dissacus had a diet similar to that of modern cheetahs, focused mainly on eating meat. But ...

Researchers discovered viral fragments in blood samples from long COVID patients, hinting at a possible biomarker. The findings suggest the virus may linger in hidden reservoirs, fueling ongoing ...

Mysterious red galaxies from the universe’s dawn may trace back to rare, slow-spinning dark matter halos, creating extreme conditions that sparked rapid star or black hole growth.

Penn State astronomers are using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, combined with theoretical models, to investigate a distant, radiation-bathed protoplanetary disk. The basic ingredients ...

By the end of the century, waves driven by rising seas could crash into Rapa Nui’s most sacred shoreline, flooding Ahu Tongariki and threatening dozens of other cultural treasures.

A breakthrough in spintronics reveals that material defects can be harnessed to boost device efficiency, overturning decades of assumptions. Scientists have discovered a way to transform what was once ...

Dubbed the ‘guardian of the genome’, the p53 protein responds to DNA damage by stalling cell division, initiating DNA repair or triggering cell death. This well-known pathway is frequently mutated or ...