The DNA you shed everywhere could be used to identify you, and experts are concerned

A new study reveals why handmade fermentation vessels called onggi stand the test of time

People who raise animals for slaughter do hard, emotional labor that spares everyone else who eats meat from that burden, concludes a sociologist

Academics can do more to help disadvantaged communities in the U.S.

The Energy Department is launching an initiative to mimic climate disasters and other threats against the power grid

A CRISPR gene-editing technique might have finally cracked the mystery of how death cap mushrooms kill and revealed a possible antidote

For at least three years, the mysterious blast has shined ten times brighter than any supernova

We learn the story of “Ella,” a patient with 12 different personalities, or “parts,” and of her therapist, who helped her form a peaceful community—many selves in one body and mind.

Legislators, families and advocates are fighting to protect access to gender-affirming care for transgender youth and adults nationwide

Electric cars alone can’t solve our emissions problem

Oil companies can’t be trusted in times of disaster; just ask an Alaskan

A debate has been settled over the earliest animal ancestor—a free-swimming creature with a well-developed nervous system

Solar-powered balloons detected strange, ultra-low-frequency rumblings in Earth’s stratosphere that, so far, scientists can’t identify

Facing Russia’s nuclear threats, the U.S. and its G7 allies must not whitewash their own

A book-shaped rock spotted by the Curiosity rover on Mars is the result of an interplay of wind, water—and the human brain

Genetic resilience found in a person predisposed to early-onset dementia could potentially lead to new treatments

Stone engravings of ancient megastructures called desert kites may be the earliest “blueprints” ever discovered

One of the next five years will almost certainly be the hottest on record, and there’s a two-in-three chance one year will cross the crucial global warming threshold of 1.5 degrees C

Dozens of people reported tremors on the island of Bornholm, but seismologists say there was no earthquake

AI-powered facial recognition will lead to increased racial profiling