Chimpanzees in Uganda use plants to treat wounds and help injured companions, revealing potential roots of human medicine.

Sitting for long hours may shrink the brain, even in people who exercise. The hippocampus, crucial for memory, loses volume ...

A chromosome glitch in beetleweed reveals how genome doubling can drive rapid plant evolution and create new species in real ...

Fossil tracks found in Australia push the origin of reptiles back by 40 million years, altering the timeline of tetrapod ...

A 166-million-year-old Middle Jurassic herbivorous dinosaur, the size of a large dog and bipedal, has been discovered on the ...

Rather than see a psychologist or seek therapy through other means, some people choose to ramble into a green pasture and hug ...

A newly discovered arthropod fossil, Mosura fentoni, has preserved eyes, nerves, and blood vessels - a rare insight into ...

South Africa’s rising land puzzled scientists. New satellite data shows it's likely caused by water loss, not underground ...

Europa Clipper tested its infrared camera during a Mars flyby, preparing for its 2030 mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa.

Entomologists have discovered Papilio solstitius, a new tiger swallowtail butterfly that appears in summer in eastern North ...

A fast-moving glacier in West Antarctica is “stealing” ice from its neighbor in a newly observed case of ice piracy.

Quantum superposition states created at warmer temperatures, questioning the need for extreme cold in order to work with ...