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Turning invisible is a handy superpower in fiction -- we don't see you, Sue Storm! -- but the technology to make it work in real life has a way to go.

Theories that aquatic foraging drove human evolution have a fraught past. But the pair argue it granted stamina that other primates lack.

Losing your voice can feel like losing part of yourself. Can voice-cloning technology help people find themselves again?

Scientists know APOE4 raises Alzheimer's risk. A surprising change in blood vessel cells may help explain how.

In heat wave-like temperatures, coast redwoods' photosynthesis slows down, which may put one of Earth's most efficient carbon storers in jeopardy.

The rise and fall of a continent-spanning cliff may help explain a mysterious 1-billion-year gap in Earth's geologic history, a new study suggests.

An icy window into the cosmos, a light switch for the brain and solving the mystery of mirror image molecules all took home the top prize.

Scientists are using a variety of methods to study why Kilauea has repeatedly spewed lava fountains since late 2024. They may have ruled out one theory.

Participants in two small trials lost dangerous fat around their internal organs. This fat is linked to health issues like diabetes and heart problems.

Optogenetics, recognized by the 2026 medicine Nobel, makes cells respond to light, including eye cells that normally relay signals to the brain.