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Brain scans show a spot in the cerebellum attuned specifically to words, expanding on studies that point to the region's importance for language.

Scientists have long focused on quantifying fear and other negative emotions in animals. Now they’re trying to measure positive feelings — and it’s a challenge.

At 3.3 billion light-years across, the ring may challenge the “cosmological principle” that the universe looks uniform at sufficiently large scales.

The work suggests early Homo sapiens developed enduring artistic practices as they moved through the islands of Southeast Asia.

Neutrinos have kept scientists on their toes in the decades since they were discovered.

An array of animals and plants survive winter in the subnivium, nature’s igloo. But climate change is threatening this hidden seasonal ecosystem.

The robot can bend, grasp and carry in ways humans can’t, which could help it navigate spaces too confined for human arms.

Author Christopher Woods unpacks the science behind ancient plants’ longevity in a new book.

Veronika the cow uses a brush as a tool to scratch herself, revealing rare problem-solving skills and expanding what we know of tool use in animals.

The rockhead poacher is a little fish with a big pit in its head. The divot may be like a drum, making sound that rises above a chaotic, nearshore din.

Seismic tremors reveal a shallow fragment of an ancient tectonic plate beneath Northern California, helping explain damaging earthquakes near the surface.

Solve the math puzzle from our February 2026 issue, where we plan a return passage for a robotic explorer that doesn’t want to explore.

From bold foxes to gregarious birds, animals’ personalities are increasingly being seen as crucial to conservation efforts.

A large U.S. health records study suggests that difficulty seeing blood in urine may put color-blind patients at higher risk.

Arabian cheetah mummies' DNA reveals that the long-lost population could be closely replaced by a cheetah population in northwestern Africa.

A 67-million-year-old claw fossil reveals a new dinosaur species that may have used its hand spikes to snatch and pierce eggs.

Signals transmitted via leaves can warn neighboring plants of stressful events, making the group collectively more resilient than plants in isolation.

Nicola Dell, a computer scientist studying the role of technology in intimate partner violence, cofounded the Center to End Technology Abuse.

An analysis of global climate data shows sustained warming even as El Niño faded.

Flower designs on 8,000-year-old Mesopotamian pots reveal a “mathematical knowledge” perhaps developed to share land and crops, archaeologists say.