Could a quick, painless tear sample someday help doctors monitor changes in the brain before major symptoms appear?

In this article, scientists Stewart Edie and Torben Rick take you on a journey through the United States as nature sees it, ...

Every so often, something from beyond our Solar System passes close enough for astronomers to study. Most of the time, these ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising link between technologies designed to restore sight and touch, opening the door to a more unified approach for people with severe vision loss or paralysis.

Why is it that two people can eat similarly, exercise regularly, and still experience completely different results on the scale? And why does the body sometimes seem to resist weight loss just when ...

Artificial intelligence can write emails, spot patterns in medical scans, and answer questions in seconds. But behind that speed is a growing energy bill. Every new model, every extra server, and ...

The Ring Nebula is one of those sky objects people come back to again and again. It looks familiar, it photographs well, and it has been studied for generations. So when researchers pointed a new ...

Three faint smudges in James Webb’s data may be pointing to something astronomers have argued about for years: “dark stars.” The name sounds like science fiction, and it’s misleading. These objects ...

Using the powerful ALMA telescope, astronomers have detected complex organic molecules (key ingredients for life) in a disc of gas and dust surrounding a young star. They published their findings in ...

It might be possible that astronauts in the future live and work comfortably on the moon without the need for resources to be shipped from Earth. This would be made possible by a new technology that ...

Thinking of astronaut food we often imagine floating packets of pre-cooked meals. But as our aim for space missions becomes longer and humans plan to stay on the Moon or even Mars, having access to ...

Ever wonder why, despite getting enough sleep, you still feel exhausted, moody, or unfocused? Research suggests the issue might be your exposure to artificial light at night, such as screens from ...