The relationships among people and animals are an integral part of our society, economy and culture. Animals provide us with food, clothing, recreation and companionship. Explore the biology of ...

July 3, 2026 Scientists at UCLA discovered a surprising reason aging muscles heal more slowly. In older muscle stem cells, a protein called NDRG1 builds up and acts like a brake, slowing the cells’ ...

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July 3, 2026 Scientists have discovered that a common type of stroke may have a very different cause than doctors once thought. Instead of fatty plaque clogging arteries, the strongest link was found ...

Materials science is an interdisciplinary field concerned with the understanding and application of the properties of matter. Materials scientists study the connections between the underlying ...

Do you want to contribute solutions to environmental challenges such as climate change, biodiversity conservation, pollution, water use and land use? Environmental scientists advance our understanding ...

No leader can succeed without mastering the art of persuasion. But there’s hard science in that skill, too, and a large body of psychological research suggests there are six basic laws of winning ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS found to be up to 12 billion years old Scientists studying the comet 3I/ATLAS have determined that this interstellar visitor is remarkably ancient – formed an estimated 10 ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is beginning the widest, deepest survey yet of the southern sky. By Katrina Miller Curiosity, Perseverance and Promise? NASA May Send a Mars Rover to the Moon. As part of ...

National Academy of Sciences President Neil H. Shubin and National Academy of Medicine President Monica M. Bertagnolli begin their terms in office today. They join National Academy of Engineering ...

Self-injurious thoughts and behaviours are difficult to predict and treat. A meta-analysis by Liu et al. examines how interoception (the sensing of internal bodily signals) relates to self-injury risk ...

Revelers typically mark Independence Day with a barbecue and fireworks show, but these festivities across the country offer quirky alternatives America at 250: The Revolutionary Spark When Clarence ...