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Study links choking under pressure to the brain region that controls movement

The Europa Clipper spacecraft is only weeks away from lifting off on an epic voyage to one of the solar system’s most enigmatic and enticing moons

Infectious disease specialists explain whether vaccines will curb the mpox outbreak that was recently declared a global health emergency

Dolphin ecologist Tadamichi Morisaka discusses common dolphin behaviors that could explain instances of the animals biting people in Japan

A survey of the Dolmen of Menga suggests that the stone tomb’s Neolithic builders had an understanding of science

Queen guitarist Brian May has spent a decade studying the science of bovine tuberculosis, which can be carried by badgers, and has identified a new method of spread

Brain scan study hints that methods could be developed to detect the earliest stages of neurodegenerative disease

Understanding genetics, immunology and the microbiomes of people with inflammatory bowel disease could aid in finding the right treatments for the condition

More people than we thought who are in comas or similar states can hear what is happening around them, a study shows

Scientists have identified more than 30 different pathogens that they fear could cause the next big pandemic in humans

A man in Germany is HIV-free after receiving stem cells that are not resistant to the virus

Eighty-year-olds are able to identify familiar tunes just as well as teenagers can

The Jupiter-like world Epsilon Indi Ab is one of the coldest—and closest—exoplanets that astronomers have ever seen

The U.S. and China are collaborating less on projects across scientific disciplines amid a culture of fear in both countries

As the daughter of a cancer researcher, Kamala Harris would bring a lifelong familiarity with science to the presidency, experts say

Virologists say that the bird flu strain that is infecting cattle in the U.S. is unlikely to cause a pandemic in humans, but countries are gathering vaccines and stepping up surveillance just in case

Images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope point to an elusive intermediate-size black hole in the star cluster Omega Centauri

Cultured meat that tastes and smells more appetizing could enhance public perception of artificial steaks

The neurons that produce a sick feeling and food aversion are distinct from those that induce a feeling of fullness

By learning exploits from adversarial AI, people could defeat a superhuman Go-playing system

With the confirmation of gravitational waves less than a decade old, scientists are barreling ahead with new detectors to pick up ever more elusive ripples in spacetime

Mosquitoes carry a pair of hormones, one of which drives bloodlust while the other signals satiation, scientists say

The first large trial of a COVID and flu vaccine combo suggests it boosts immune protection even more than single-target shots

A recent Supreme Court decision rules that the U.S. government can talk to scientists and social media companies to curb online falsehoods