Researchers say there are billions of fewer birds than in 1987. The study links the strongest overall declines to regions with more warming. It links the faster rate of loss to intensive farming.

Advances in organ and computer models are raising the prospect that some animal experiments could be eliminated. But there ...

Little Foot, a 3.67 million-year-old human ancestor, is getting a digital facial reconstruction after her skull was crushed in a cave.

In March, a team of European researchers published a study in Food Hydrocolloids exploring what actually happens when pasta hits boiling water. Using low-angle X-rays and neutron imaging, they found ...

A recent scientific study has identified the Greek name Sofia (or Sophia) as the most beautiful name in the world.

NASA’s AVATAR experiment uses organ chip models from astronauts to study bone marrow and immune response in microgravity and deep space radiation environments.

Launched in 2021 on the world’s first planetary defense exercise, the Dart spacecraft deliberately plowed into Dimorphos, ...

The neuroscience is pretty uncomfortable. People in positions of power show reduced activity in mirror neuron systems, the ...

Every year, AIP awards physical scientists for their leadership and excellence. In recognition of women in the physical ...

Leveraging the power of artificial intelligence, scientists at the UC Davis USDA-NIFA AI Institute for Next Generation Food Systems are connecting the dots of 80 years of scientific publishing to shed ...

Regina Barber and Katia Riddle of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about prehistoric cooking, earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest and how teens are sleeping less than before.

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.