Some say we’ve entered a new age of AI-enabled scientific discovery. But human insight and creativity still can’t be ...

Human civilisation has advanced through centuries of innovation, observation, and experimentation. Certain discoveries have not only altered the course of science but also reshaped the way we live, ...

Katalin Karikó thought the call was a joke. It was 3 a.m. on October 2, 2023. Her husband answered the phone. As someone in building maintenance, “he quite frequently gets calls for fixing this and ...

Andor J. Kiss does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

The history of ‘everyone’s favorite hexagon’ illustrates the resonance of basic science and how discoveries build over time ...

Chris Impey receives funding from the Natonal Science Foundation and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The detection of life beyond Earth would be one of the most profound discoveries in the ...

It's that time of year again – and my personal favorite corner of science to look back on – when we recap the many fascinating discoveries in the plant and animal kingdom that made headlines in 2025.

With studies of fossilized bones, gut contents, eggshells and more, paleontologists revealed new and captivating details about the enormous reptiles that once roamed the Earth Newly discovered species ...

The ocean’s depths hold countless mysteries, with new discoveries regularly challenging our understanding of marine science and human history. From ancient artifacts to unexplained phenomena, these ...

AI breakthroughs transforming science—accelerating discoveries in medicine, materials, and the environment with intelligent data and automation. Pixabay, geralt Artificial Intelligence (AI) is ...

From finding out where swallows go in winter to discovering microbes here are 10 of the greatest biological discoveries ever ...