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Two new studies find climate change amped up sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico, fueling the hurricanes' intensity.

Elephant trunks, more sci-fi face-tentacle than ho-hum mammal nose, are getting new scrutiny as researchers explore how the wrinkles grow.

Taking off no earlier than October 10, the spacecraft will repeatedly buzz Europa in search of water, energy and organic compounds.

In rats, the sutures hastened recovery and reduced the risk of infection.

A possible sacrificial ritual from around 2,800 years ago suggests mounted herders from Siberia shaped a Eurasian culture thousands of kilometers away.

John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton used tools from physics to develop data analysis methods that underlie machine learning.

Mice given semaglutide, the key ingredient in drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, lost weight, but they also voluntarily ran less on a wheel.

A clinical trial found blood pressure readings were higher with the arm on the lap or along the side, compared with supported at heart height.

A species of comb jelly can fuse its body with another jelly after injury. Some of the pair's body functions then synchronize.

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun found a new principle of gene regulation essential for all multicellular organisms.