A hybrid synthesis strategy enables complex molecular architectures to function as a single electronic system.

Researchers found friction can occur without contact, driven by magnetic dynamics, and does not always increase with load. The effect could enable controllable, wear-free technologies.

Scientists studying samples from the asteroid Bennu have uncovered a surprisingly complex chemical landscape at the tiniest scales.

A randomized clinical trial found that daily multivitamin–multimineral supplements slightly slowed some DNA-based markers of biological aging in older adults.

A massive genetic analysis of more than 6 million people is revealing new clues about why mental health disorders frequently overlap.

Can a vitamin help the immune system push back against an aggressive brain cancer? Early clinical results suggest it might.

Ancient Antarctic ice sheet cycles affected subtropical ocean productivity by altering nutrient circulation. The 40,000-year obliquity cycle played an unexpectedly strong role, revealing deep global ...

A stealthy parasite behind deadly sleeping sickness has been caught using an astonishing trick to evade the human immune system. Credit: Shutterstock A deadly parasite stays hidden by shredding its ...

A sweeping genetic survey of Antarctic waters reveals a hidden microbial world with untold influence on Earth’s climate.

Contrary to common belief, the Mediterranean holds a significant and underrecognized tsunami risk, with waves capable of striking coastlines in minutes. The Mediterranean Sea is often dismissed as a ...

Warming river temperatures are causing invasive northern pike to eat more fish, threatening already declining salmon populations.

Kitchen sponges shed microplastics, but water use drives most environmental harm. Real-world and lab data show reducing water consumption has the greatest impact. Kitchen sponges may look harmless, ...