An AI ‘virtual author’ can help scientists use a paper’s methods on new data. But it’s not going to match a human author’s expertise.

A possible reason for the overdose deaths drop is more use of naloxone, which reverses opioid overdoses. But while still a key tool, its use fell too.

This year’s photomicrography contest captured the wonders of the very small, from flying ink droplets to the most adorable jumping spider you've ever seen.

Smithsonian geologist Gabriela Farfan studies corals, gemstones and other minerals for clues to changing oceans and environments.

People are more likely to mimic — or even surpass — rule breakers than rule followers, a study finds. But real-world consequences may keep people in line.

Error correction creates qubits that glitch only 5 out of a million times, the first step toward a new phase for quantum computing.

People who have lost the ability to talk are finding new voices with technology. This technological feat is changing what it means to lose a voice.

New videos offer a closer look at a rare and bizarre escape behavior in some Southeast Asian snakes.

Japan’s MMX mission will be the first to the moons of Mars and it aims to bring back precious rock samples — perhaps even indirectly from Mars.

New simulations reveal which battle moves the skulls of horned dinosaurs could take — and which might have been a very bad idea.

We’ve studied the moon with robotic spacecraft for decades. What do human observers add? Artemis II’s first science results offer some answers.

Solve the crossword from our November 2026 issue, in which we cultivate an understanding of growth curves.

With the proliferation of fancy salts and changing dietary habits, there are signs people aren’t getting enough of the crucial mineral iodine.

An excavation at an iconic Neandertal burial site uncovers evidence for one individual's potential fatal wound as well as an injury endured for years.

The technology could get those with ALS, Parkinson’s disease and brain injuries “talking” again.

As AI churns out mathematical proofs, a DeepMind study raises a bigger question: What do we lose when we focus only on the answers?

Researchers made a rat’s front-leg movement trigger its back leg. The experiment could point to a new kind of body-based network to connect implants.

On November 18, Voyager 1 will reach one light-day from Earth. It’s still finding surprises in interstellar space.

Turning invisible is a handy superpower in fiction — we don’t see you, Sue Storm! — but the technology to make it work in real life has a way to go.

Theories that aquatic foraging drove human evolution have a fraught past. But the pair argue it granted stamina that other primates lack.