Scientists have developed an ultrathin coating that could dramatically improve how efficiently heat is transferred during condensation. By turning tiny polymer structures...
A massive analysis involving more than 100 million people has found strong links between recreational drug use and stroke, including among younger...
Coffee drinkers may be getting more than an energy boost. A Finnish study found that people who drank more coffee tended to...
A tiny machine made from just an atom and particles of light may sound impossibly simple, but it raises a surprisingly difficult...
Honeybees can apparently detect when their food has the wrong balance of essential nutrients and adjust how much they eat to avoid...
Miocene South America was packed with giant prey—and the predators hunting them were just as spectacular. Fossil bite marks suggest crocodylians, especially...
A tomb in Egypt’s Theban Necropolis reveals a surprisingly organized story of burial, reuse, and changing beliefs spanning hundreds of years. Researchers...
A magnetar’s colossal magnetic field may have revealed a quantum effect predicted by Werner Heisenberg nearly 90 years ago, in which seemingly...
Einstein’s abandoned cosmological constant made a spectacular comeback when astronomers discovered that the universe’s expansion is accelerating. It now sits at the...
Scientists studying three artisan British cheeses found that the microbes responsible for their distinctive flavors may also offer surprising benefits for gut...