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Conversations around misinformation that assume everyone cares about literal truth may be missing the point.

AI-generated police reports promise to save cops time, but they also raise a host of legal and technical concerns.

Ultrasound is perhaps best known as an imaging technique to monitor pregnancy or disease. When these sound waves are highly concentrated, however, they can be used to treat a host of diseases.

Super short X-ray pulses help scientists study materials at the atomic level. Researchers found that certain lasing effects can make these pulses even shorter.

The gradual return of flamingos to Florida coincides with long-term efforts to restore the Everglades and the state's coastal ecosystems.

Unprecedented simulations show the formation of space tornadoes capable of causing strong geomagnetic storms around Earth, calling for earlier and more accurate warnings.

Unstable atoms emit fast-moving particles that can damage cells in the human body. Some atoms are far more unstable than others.

Most lizards probably don't survive devastating injuries. But a new study documents 122 cases of limb loss across 58 species - these exceptions shine a new light on natural selection.

2025's Nobel Prize in Physics is a tribute to the scientists who first discovered quantum behaviors in a macroscopic electrical circuit.

By trapping different molecules, metal-organic frameworks could make for efficient breath sensors that predict lung disease, cancer or diabetes.