A shady business network apparently run by Pakistani and Indonesian citizens from a mansion on the outskirts of Birmingham, ...

The meteor fragments returned by OSIRIS-REx shed light on the entwined history of water and the chemical ingredients of life in the solar system.

Scientists have found an elusive third form of magnetism that could help solve a longstanding puzzle about superconductors.

Science dioramas of yesteryear can highlight the biases of the time. Exhibit experts are reimagining, annotating — and sometimes mothballing — the scenes.

The following first ran on CounterPunch at the height of the COVID pandemic in January of 2022. Are anti-vaccine ...

A “ cold shock” sounds unpromising, at least at first blush. Plunge into icy water, and, as you gasp for air, your heartbeat jumps, blood vessels constrict, stress hormones like cortisol, an ...

Living matter remains the quintessential puzzle of biological sciences, a question that embodies the intricate complexity and stunning diversity of life forms. A new study suggests that one viable ...

A 2024 winner of the National Academies’ Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications, Alex Dainis ...

The world is adept at balancing the warming gases in its atmosphere, but anthropogenic climate change is challenging this ...

Take a walk around the Tufts campus and you’re bound to find at least one newspaper, magazine or journal lying around. Maybe ...

The 37-year-old artist credits her childhood in rural El Dorado County for fostering her deep connection to nature, which is ...

The Simons Foundation and publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux announce the launch of Quanta Books, a partnership imprint led by Thomas Lin, the founding editor of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Quanta ...