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Scientists have revealed how the body's microscopic cold sensor, TRPM8, detects both chilly temperatures and the cooling effect of menthol. The discovery finally shows how the sensation of "cool" works at the molecular level--and could inspire new .. ...

Physicists have discovered a surprising new "Island of Inversion" in a place no one expected: among nuclei where the number of protons equals the number of neutrons. For decades, these strange regions--where atomic nuclei abandon their usual orderly ...

Asteroids with tiny moons may be quietly trading material across space. Images from NASA's DART mission revealed faint streaks on the moon Dimorphos--evidence of slow "cosmic snowballs" drifting from its parent asteroid, Didymos. The discovery ...

A sweeping new study from Northwestern University reveals that scientific fraud is no longer just the work of a few rogue researchers--it has evolved into a global, organized enterprise. By analyzing massive datasets of publications, retractions, and ...

Researchers have uncovered a surprising molecular chain reaction in the brain that may play a role in some forms of autism. The study suggests that nitric oxide, a tiny signaling molecule normally involved in fine-tuning communication between brain . ...

New research suggests seabird guano helped transform the Chincha Kingdom into one of the most prosperous societies in ancient Peru. Chemical clues in centuries-old maize show farmers fertilized their crops with guano gathered from nearby islands, ...

Scientists studying 1,300 golden retrievers have uncovered genetic clues explaining why some dogs are more anxious, energetic, or aggressive than others. Remarkably, several of the same genes linked to canine behavior are also tied to human traits .. ...

A mysterious form of plague that spread across Eurasia thousands of years before the Black Death has finally revealed a crucial clue. Scientists analyzing ancient DNA discovered the bacterium Yersinia pestis in a 4,000-year-old domesticated sheep ...

Gravity may seem constant, but it actually varies across the planet--and one of the strangest places is Antarctica, where gravity is slightly weaker than expected. Scientists have traced this "gravity hole" to slow, deep movements of rock inside ...

A team of physicists has experimentally confirmed a long-predicted sequence of exotic magnetic phases in an atomically thin material. When cooled, the material forms tiny magnetic vortices before transitioning into a second ordered magnetic state- .. ...