New calculations put the date much closer than we should be comfortable with

Not everything that happened this year was terrible.

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Global action is urgently needed to tackle microplastic – and the problem has never been more pressing.

Some of our favorite food crops around the world aren't reaching their full potential because of fewer visits from the insects that pollinate them, a new study has found.

an experimental cancer drug appeared to re-energize the brains of mice that had a form of Alzheimer’s — and even restore their ability to learn and remember.

Monument’s largest ‘bluestone’ moved more than 450 miles – a discovery researchers say rewrites relationships between Neolithic populations

The guitarist has spent a decade studying the science of bovine tuberculosis and identified a new method of spread.

Tea bags could be exposing tea drinkers to billions of nanoplastics per sip, according to recent research.

Females have twice as many copies of some genes as males do – and exactly how different species manage this imbalance has puzzled scientists for decades.

Researchers found differences in the gut microbes of autistic people, raising hopes for faster diagnosis

Birds in Europe are prying up the metal barbs, meant to repel them from roosting on buildings, and using the devices as nesting material

The Pulsed Plasma Rocket could significantly shorten a round-trip to Mars, reduce risks to astronauts' health, and be ready to launch in 20 years.

Undergraduate Danielle Oste found something thousands of scientists had overlooked.