Some brains appear to fight back against Alzheimer's by helping immature brain cells survive damage instead of succumbing to it. Understanding this natural res…

Scientists have grown wheat containing supersized starch granules—a leap forward in biological engineering with potential benefits for our daily diets and a ra…

New research has begun to lift the lid on the global online trade in land crabs, leading scientists to call for closer monitoring and regulation to better unde…

Scientists have uncovered a hidden layer of complexity in the body’s ongoing war against cancer, revealing how immune cells do not just patrol randomly but act…

Anthropic launched Claude Science to help scientists develop drugs using AI. This move expands the company beyond coding tools and joins other tech giants in d…

Tony Tyson, the chief scientist for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, has declared that the facility is poised to deliver a ten-year movie of the universe that wi…

Bottlenose dolphins in the Adriatic Sea are spending much of their time following trawlers to scavenge for food, scientists say. The Adriatic seabed has been p…

Natalya Saprunova won the New Scientist Editors Award for photos showing Arctic permafrost thaw and erosion. This evidence of climate damage to Indigenous land…

Geoffery Powell, a 28-year-old multimedia artist and computer scientist, said he was drawn to VRChat for its imaginative potential. Via Geoffery Powell/Photo c…

From June 3 to 13, aircraft at Ellington Field in Houston gave students a firsthand look at how scientists study Earth from the air. Through NASA’s Student Air…

A pioneering climate scientist is challenging a U.S. government report that cited his research while reaching what he says is the exact opposite conclusion.