Researchers have discovered that a little-known by-product of sunflower oil production could dramatically improve the nutritional value of bread.

Infrared footage from Costa Rica reveals the secret social life of the world’s largest carnivorous bat, and it’s nothing like its fearsome reputation.

For 60 years, a skull fused to a Greek cave wall defied science, too human, yet not human enough.

A 307-million-year-old skull from Nova Scotia is overturning a core assumption about when animals first began eating plants.

Our planet was once a harsh, alien, icy world. Yet this deep freeze may have shaped you, me and all life on Earth

New data from major dark-energy observatories suggest the universe may not expand forever after all. A Cornell physicist calculates that the cosmos is heading toward a dramatic reversal: after reaching its maximum size in about 11 billion years, it could begi…

Researchers have uncovered the enzyme behind chromothripsis, a chaotic chromosome-shattering event seen in about one in four cancers. The enzyme, N4BP2, breaks apart DNA trapped in tiny cellular structures, unleashing a burst of genetic changes that can help …

If our field is serious about building general principles of brain function, cross-species dialogue must become a core organizing principle rather than an afterthought.

Researchers have resolved a 50-year-old scientific mystery by identifying the molecular mechanism that allows tissues to regenerate after severe damage.

The atmospheres of exoplanets have been a focal point of the field lately, with the James Webb Space Telescope taking a look at as many as it can manage. But time on the world's most powerful space telescope is valuable, and getting a complete picture of any …

The third interstellar object detected in our Solar System (3I/ATLAS) has a unique and continually unfolding story to tell of its nature and origin. In a recent paper, scientists from the i4is show how a spacecraft performing a Solar Oberth Manoeuvre (SOM) co…

A bonobo demonstrated the ability to track imaginary objects in controlled tests, challenging the belief that imagination is uniquely human and hinting at deep evolutionary roots. In a set of carefully designed experiments modeled on children’s tea parties, r…

A physicist proposes that the universe is not empty space, but is a viscous fluid, fueling the expansion and contraction we see.

Two or more graphene layers that are stacked with a small twist angle in relation to each other form a so-called moiré lattice. This characteristic pattern influences the movement of electrons inside materials, which can give rise to strongly correlated state…

Hagfish may look primitive, but their slime is a biological marvel. Learn how this jawless fish uses protein-rich mucus to stop sharks and how scientists are turning that same slime into inspiration for sustainable, high-performance fabrics that could rival s…

Tiny highly uniform magnetic fields are known to pervade the universe, influencing various cosmological processes. To date, however, the physical mechanisms underpinning the generation of these fields remain poorly understood. Recently, researchers at McGill …

It's well established that the universe is expanding, but there's serious disagreement among scientists over how fast it's happening.

The lander became the first spacecraft to send back pictures from the surface of the Moon, three years before Apollo 11.

A new study co-authored by McGill University researchers suggests people can be taught to reject unfair advantages. "We often benefit personally from an unequal distribution of resources, a phenomenon known as advantageous inequity—for example, receiving a hi…

Researchers have identified a third type of visual cell in deep-sea fish larvae, shaking up 150 years of vision science.

The Mediterranean Sea is rapidly changing under ongoing climate change. In the eastern basin, tropicalization is already well documented and driven by a combination of strong warming and the influx of tropical species through the Suez Canal. In contrast, the …

A rare interstellar visitor, comet 3I/ATLAS, was caught by SPHEREx releasing organic chemicals and large debris into space.

A review of over 500 reports of cannibalistic behavior in snakes finds it's appeared multiple times in different evolutionary lineages, leading researchers to hypothesize it's beneficial for snakes under certain circumstances.

Space is full of radiation, which is bad for both babies and non-babies alike, but we also have to worry about how microgravity affects the human body, too.

The planet won’t look like this forever. A future supercontinent could unleash brutal cold, rising heat, and even a wave of global extinction.