A huge section of Greenland’s Petermann Glacier has snapped off, forming an ice island about the size of Manhattan.

Researchers have found a way to supercharge natural killer cells, powerful immune cells that can attack cancer, so they can ...

Scientists have created a highly efficient catalyst that breaks down stubborn lignin from plant waste into useful chemicals ...

Three forgotten Assyrian kings may have been hiding in plain sight for more than 2,700 years. By piecing together clues from tablets, inscriptions, and an ancient statue, researchers argue that these ...

A sweeping analysis of thousands of animal genomes suggests that chromosomes do not evolve randomly but instead follow a limited number of irreversible “evolutionary highways.” These one-way genetic ...