Surgery in space: Tiny remotely operated robot completes first simulated procedure at the space station
These small male marsupials give up sleep for sex, then die after intense mating season, study finds
‘Frost quakes’ were felt around Chicago this week. Here’s what scientists do and don’t know about the seismic phenomenon
A 14,000-year-old tusk offers clues about the relationship between early Alaskans and woolly mammoths
The first US lunar lander to launch in over 50 years is headed for a fiery end. Here’s what it got done in space
China launches Einstein probe that’s modeled after lobster eyes and designed to hunt for X-ray bursts
A King Kong-like ape once roamed southern China. Scientists say they now know why and when it disappeared
Navajo Nation’s objection to landing human remains on the moon prompts last-minute White House meeting
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Scientists uncover a surprising phenomenon in the Himalayas that might be slowing the effects of climate change
New details on a mysterious Milky Way region called ‘The Brick’ reveal it’s even stranger than scientists thought
Richard Branson sends Virgin Galactic shares plunging after he says he’s not putting any more money in
Latest outbreak of deadly bird flu kills 220 flamingos in Argentina. The virus’ global spread concerns experts
Millions of years before the earliest birds appeared, mystery animals walked around on birdlike feet, study finds
A young woman was sacrificed and frozen for 500 years in the Andes. Scientists just revealed her face
Scientists discover an ancient landscape in an area on Earth ‘less well known than the surface of Mars’
Why do some groups of people today have more Neanderthal DNA than others? A new study offers answers
A nutrient-rich food that once largely disappeared from Western diets was a staple of early Europeans, study finds
Gene-edited pig kidney keeps monkey alive for 2 years, trial finds, a step toward longer-lasting human transplants
Scientists say they’ve confirmed evidence that humans arrived in the Americas far earlier than previously thought
Nobel Prize awarded for discovery of quantum dots that changed everything from TV displays to cancer imaging
Nobel Prize in physics won by trio who created rapid flashes of light to ‘capture the shortest of moments’