Experiments in mini greenhouses show how the tiny organisms lurking underground in a "sleepy biome" could be a contributor to climate change.

Little is known of how teens learn about emotions online and then use that knowledge to cope with social uncertainty during in-person encounters.

Researchers have created a visual encyclopedia of the different expressions that belugas ( Delphinapterus leucas) in captivity seem to make with their highly mobile “melon,” a squishy deposit of fat ...

Land managers in the western United States are using potential operational delineations, or PODS, to prepare for — and take advantage of — wildfires.

People with chronic conditions are taking medical research into their own hands, Betsy Ladyzhets reported in “Patient as scientist” (SN: 3/23/24, p. 22). Connor, a patient highlighted in the story, ...

Rakus the orangutan appeared to be treating a cut to his face with a plant that’s also used in traditional human medicine.

Growing out patches of grass can lure adult butterflies and moths with nectar and offer lawn mower–free havens for toddler caterpillars.

Should people be worried? Pasteurization and the H5N1 virus’s route to infection suggests risks to people remains low.

Ultrathin goldene sheets could reduce the amount of gold needed for electronics and certain chemical reactions.

A survey of college students reported many are comfortable calling emergency services for an overdose, but fewer know how to intervene with naloxone.

Over time, bone marrow stem cells develop key genetic errors and pass them on to immune cells. This may increase the risk of developing heart disease.

The detection of cool plasma before the tiny outbursts on the sun is helping researchers make connections between campfire flares and other solar eruptions.