Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient ...

Ancient Egyptians rubbed their bald heads with a mixture of dates, dog’s paw and donkey’s hoof; Celtic cures involved mice in ...

Biotechnology has been in use by humans for over 10,000 years. Ancient bioscience incorporated processes like fermentation and cross breeding, while contemporary biotech could design an altogether new ...

The intriguing chemistry of a rock collected by the Perseverance rover could trace to microbial activity — or not.

Technique could help researchers probe strange properties of 2D metals — plus, five years after the pandemic, how did COVID change virology?

We all experienced the pandemic differently, but instead of tackling inequality we have chosen to ignore it, writes Vittorio ...

The inventor of the first portable saw wanted to find a better way to cut sugar cane than the normal way by using a machete.

At the time, Wolfgang Petersen’s 'Outbreak' was too farfetched to seem true. Now, it just seems eerily prescient.

Researchers have identified an ancient RNA-guided system that can target DNA, potentially expanding the genome-editing toolbox.

A 6,000-year-old forest emerged from melting ice in Wyoming, revealing ancient climate shifts while warning of modern global ...

A recent discovery in the Rocky Mountains has given scientists an extraordinary look into the past, but it comes with an ...