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A routine experiment with a new single-cell DNA sequencing method turned into a surprising scientific twist when researchers stumbled upon a bizarre genetic code in a microscopic pond organism. Instead of following the near-universal "rules" of life, ...

Centuries ago in England, hats weren't just accessories--they were statements of power and rebellion. Refusing to remove a hat could challenge authority, even in courtrooms and before kings. People valued their hats so deeply that robbery victims ...

A new twin study suggests your genes may play a bigger role in your future success than your upbringing. Researchers found that IQ, which is largely genetically influenced, strongly predicts education, career, and income. Even twins raised in the ...

In a major breakthrough, scientists have experimentally confirmed a universal growth law in two dimensions using a quantum system of fleeting light-matter particles. The finding strengthens the idea that wildly different processes--from crystals to . ...

Cumberland, B.C. is reimagining its coal mining past as a clean energy opportunity. Water trapped in abandoned mine tunnels could be used in a geothermal system to heat and cool buildings efficiently and with minimal emissions. The project could ...

A bold step toward returning humans to the Moon is underway with Blue Origin's uncrewed MK1 "Endurance" lander, designed to test the technologies that future astronauts will rely on. Built in partnership with NASA, the mission will showcase precision ...

A powerful new electromagnetic thruster has taken a major step forward after a successful high-energy test at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Fueled by lithium vapor and driven by intense magnetic forces, the experimental engine reached record ...

MIT neuroscientists have uncovered a surprising secret hidden in the adult brain: millions of "silent synapses," dormant connections that lie in wait until new learning calls them into action. Once thought to exist only in early development, these .. ...

A forgotten fossil hidden inside a garden wall has turned out to be one of Australia's most remarkable prehistoric discoveries. Scientists have now identified the 240-million-year-old amphibian, Arenaerpeton supinatus, revealing an almost perfectly . ...

Oak trees have a surprising trick to fight back against hungry caterpillars: they simply wait. When trees are heavily attacked one year, they delay leaf growth by just three days the next spring--long enough to leave newly hatched caterpillars with . ...