Experts explain the science behind Biden's advanced prostate cancer diagnosis, including how common it is and what treatments are available.

The new framework unveiled May 20 says new COVID-19 shots should go only to those ages 65 and up or with underlying medical conditions.

With greater control over the quantum realm, physicists are poised to make major leaps in quantum computing, quantum gravity and more.

The new book, Women in the History of Quantum Physics, spotlights the oft-forgotten contributions of women scientists in the field.

Kanzi showed apes have the capacity for language, but in recent years scientists have questioned the ethics of ape experiments.

Over 15 months on Jicarón Island, researchers saw five capuchin juveniles abduct 11 endangered howler monkey infants — all for no clear purpose.

Not all plants can be stored in a seed bank. Cryopreservation offers an alternative, but critics question whether this form of conservation will work.

Rosettes made by scraping Tête de Moine, or “monk’s head,” cheese result from variations in the friction between the blade and the cheese.

A faint yet visible Martian aurora is the first instance of the phenomenon spotted from another planet's surface.

The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating Frog contends that curiosity-driven research helps us understand the world and could lead to unexpected benefits.

Private listening out in the open is possible thanks to acoustic metasurfaces that precisely bend and direct sound waves.

In 2018, over 350,000 excess heart disease deaths were linked to phthalates. More research is needed to fully understand the chemicals' effects.