The tiny godwit stayed in the air for 11 days, breaking all previously known records of nonstop flight.
New experiments reveal a sophisticated posture-control system hidden inside living wood.
A million-person study points to repeated heat injury in the oesophagus.
A lunar city sounds possible until you calculate how fast it would use its water
Forget radio signals. Scientists want to search lunar dust for physical evidence of ancient alien technology.
Don’t worry, it’s supposed to do that.
America has crossed a rhetorical threshold in an increasingly militarized space race.
Children with ADHD showed more erratic pupil responses, a pattern that shifted with medication.
Correcting the mental map of global leaders is an important step in amplifying Africa’s relevance and rights.
Only a few human hands can make this 256-strand pasta.
The small trial suggests some of creatine’s muscle benefits may not require structured training.
A small trial hints that redesigning staple foods could make better nutrition easier.
The secret to Bennu’s astonishing fragility may be the dust it does not have.
Fast radio bursts remain one of astronomy’s strangest phenomena. Now, researchers are using these fleeting signals to trace matter that is almost impossible to see.
There was a time when criminals with identical twins could commit serious crimes and still get away with them.
Metal ions may help DNA molecules overcome their mutual electrical repulsion.
India’s Lakshadweep project could show whether ocean heat can deliver reliable power and fresh water.
The loss of one ancient Alerce tree could wipe out centuries of fungal diversity.
Politeness survives perfectly well without the so-called 'magic word'. 
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