An AI tool trained on chemical signatures from corpse-eating insects may help determine time and place of death for victims of violent crimes.

Cancer patients who got an mRNA COVID vaccine within a few months of their immunotherapy lived longer than those who did not, health records show.

A type of Japanese dogsbane releases a scent identical to wounded ants’ distress signal, drawing in scavenging flies that unwittingly pollinate it.

Theoretical physicist Alex Lupsasca is pushing for a space telescope to glimpse the thin ring of light that is thought to surround every black hole.

Tests on olivine hint that water-rich exoplanets could generate H2O internally, possibly explaining ocean worlds and even some of Earth’s early water.

Scientists found thousands of patterned fish nests in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea, boosting calls for marine protected areas.

The open-source AI model improves transparency in predicting how proteins interact with other molecules, which could speed up drug discovery.

A new study shows how much food polar bears leave behind — and how their decline threatens scavengers across the Arctic.

The story of Atlantic hurricanes is treading a familiar — and frightening — path: Climate change is fueling huge, slow-moving, rain-drenching storms.

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Two small genetic changes reshaped the human pelvis, setting our early ancestors on the path to upright walking, scientists say.

These tropical forest CO₂ emissions may warn of similar shifts in other regions, a key topic for COP30 climate talks in Brazil.