Scientists have taken a major step toward ultra-secure quantum communication by demonstrating a remarkably stable quantum encryption system that worked across more than 120 kilometers of optical fiber ...

A major obstacle may be standing in the way of the next generation of ultra-tiny computer chips. Researchers discovered that ...

Physicists may have just cracked open a hidden side of the quantum world. For decades, every known particle was thought to belong to one of two categories — bosons or fermions — but researchers have ...

A new study shows that listening to your own favorite workout music can dramatically boost endurance. Cyclists exercising ...

Scientists may have found a smarter, safer way to wipe out termites hiding inside homes. A chemical called bistrifluron ...

Scientists studying axolotls, zebrafish, and mice have uncovered a shared set of genes that may one day help humans regrow ...

Scientists in China discovered that ancient humans were making surprisingly advanced stone tools during a harsh ice age ...

Fur seals may look like they’re simply resting after exhausting hunting trips at sea, but their bodies are secretly working ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising secret hidden inside fat cells that could reshape how we think about obesity and metabolic disease. A protein called HSL, long believed to simply release stored ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising way to influence the bacteria living in our mouths — not by killing them, but by interrupting how they “talk” to each other. Researchers found that dental plaque ...

A mysterious comet from beyond our solar system is giving astronomers a rare glimpse into alien worlds — and it may have ...

Scientists in Sweden have taken a major step toward a potential cure for type 1 diabetes by developing a more reliable way to create insulin-producing cells from human stem cells. These lab-grown ...