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Two new studies suggest that genetically stable dogs were living among humans in Europe by about 14,000 years ago.

New measurements from the Blue Ghost lander suggest that thin crust, not just radioactive heating, shaped the moon's dark lava plains.

Sure, playing video game is fun. But the ability of tiny brain organoids to pick up a skill could provide insight into how healthy brains work.

Scientists are envisioning an antimatter delivery program that could ferry antiprotons from CERN to other labs around Europe.

Phantom crane flies change the angle of their splayed legs to increase or reduce drag, helping them navigate varying winds.

A team of scientists re-created the way Neandertals made birch tar and found its antibacterial properties could fight off skin infections.

A crater as wide as two American football fields formed in spring 2024, a size expected roughly once a century. A NASA orbiter got to watch.

Scientists tracked mantis strike force from youth to adulthood, showing females eventually hit far harder than males. Why is a mystery.

Proton movement in the nail polish probably activates the touchscreen, but the formula isn't ready to hit shelves yet.

Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses how science and armed conflict have been intertwined throughout history, from the Greeks in 400 B.C. to the use of tear gas in the protests across the United States as recently as a few months ago.