Scientists have taken a major step toward ultra-secure quantum communication by demonstrating a remarkably stable quantum encryption system that worked across more than 120 kilometers of optical fiber ...

A major obstacle may be standing in the way of the next generation of ultra-tiny computer chips. Researchers discovered that ...

Scientists in China discovered that ancient humans were making surprisingly advanced stone tools during a harsh ice age ...

Physicists may have just cracked open a hidden side of the quantum world. For decades, every known particle was thought to belong to one of two categories — bosons or fermions — but researchers have ...

A new study shows that listening to your own favorite workout music can dramatically boost endurance. Cyclists exercising ...

Scientists may have found a smarter, safer way to wipe out termites hiding inside homes. A chemical called bistrifluron ...

Scientists studying axolotls, zebrafish, and mice have uncovered a shared set of genes that may one day help humans regrow ...

Fur seals may look like they’re simply resting after exhausting hunting trips at sea, but their bodies are secretly working ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising secret hidden inside fat cells that could reshape how we think about obesity and metabolic disease. A protein called HSL, long believed to simply release stored ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising way to influence the bacteria living in our mouths — not by killing them, but by interrupting how they “talk” to each other. Researchers found that dental plaque ...

A mysterious comet from beyond our solar system is giving astronomers a rare glimpse into alien worlds — and it may have ...

Scientists in Sweden have taken a major step toward a potential cure for type 1 diabetes by developing a more reliable way to create insulin-producing cells from human stem cells. These lab-grown ...