The scientists found that the wildcats lived alongside humans for some 3,500 years—but despite all that time, they were a ...

Newly identified bones tie the mysterious Burtele foot to a new Australopithecus species that lived alongside Lucy more than ...

The Hayli Gubbi volcano, long thought to be dormant, sent ash nine miles into the sky in an eruption on Sunday ...

A new federal initiative aims to accelerate scientific discovery by uniting artificial intelligence with large federal ...

The presence of electrical activity has implications for surface chemistry, future human exploration and habitability on the ...

Skipping meals before a big holiday feast probably isn’t the best idea for gut health, experts say. Here’s how to prevent ...

Scientific American asked experts which type of Thanksgiving pie spikes blood sugar the most—and how to eat healthier while ...

Human brains go through five distinct phases of life, each defined by its own set of characteristics, according to a new ...

U.S. flu rates remain low, but experts are keeping an eye on a new strain that’s been linked to unexpectedly early and severe ...

H5N1 bird flu has been circulating in U.S. wildlife since late 2021 but has caused only one human fatality. Now a different ...

An enigmatic group of fossil organisms has finally been identified—and is changing the story of how plants took root on land ...

Top-line results from two large clinical trials by Novo Nordisk, the company behind Ozempic and Wegovy, found oral ...