“Designer” crossbreed dogs like cockapoos, cavapoos, and labradoodles have become very popular pets in recent years. Many people believe these dogs are easier to train,...

Neanderthals, our ancient human relatives, may have been more skilled in health care than we once thought. A new study suggests that they could have...

Cancer is one of the most feared diseases in the world, and one of the biggest reasons is its ability to spread. When cancer...

Making computer chips smaller and more powerful is not just about clever engineering. It also depends on improving the manufacturing process used to build the...

Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. It happens when blood flow to part of the brain is blocked...

Heart failure is a serious condition that affects millions of people around the world. It happens when the heart cannot pump blood as well...

During the Ice Age, massive elephants once roamed across Europe—and new research shows they traveled surprisingly long distances before encountering Neanderthals. A study of ancient...

Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, food packaging and transport. But...

How did dinosaurs hatch their eggs? Scientists have long debated whether bird-like dinosaurs used body heat like modern birds or relied more on environmental heat,...

Scientists from the University of Rochester and other research institutions have found new evidence that a widely used industrial chemical may be linked to...

Electric vehicles are becoming an important part of the world’s effort to reduce carbon emissions and move away from fossil fuels. When combined with renewable...

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, are often called “forever chemicals” because they break down very slowly in the environment. These chemicals have been...

Scientists have found the first evidence that life existed deep within the bedrock of Greenland around 75 million years ago. This discovery, published in the...

A team of chemists in Prague has created a new type of molecule that can act like a magnet when exposed to light—and, unlike...

With hundreds of millions of tons of plastic produced every year, finding alternatives is crucial. However, researchers Sara Gonella and Vincent de Gooyert from Radboud...

MIT physicists have observed signs of a rare type of superconductivity in a material called “magic-angle” twisted trilayer graphene. In a study appearing in Nature,...

Organic solar cells—solar panels made from special carbon-based materials—offer an exciting future. They’re lightweight, flexible, and can be made quickly and cheaply using printing techniques,...