Did you know that some rare skin cancers can raise your risk of dying from other serious illnesses? A new study from Sweden’s ...

Newer techniques using nanoparticles are less invasive, but some need bright visible light, which can harm any remaining ...

Using a combination of telescopes, including the International Gemini Observatory, funded in part by the U.S. National ...

When Isabella Tuzzio, a biology undergrad at West Virginia University, set out to examine fish from Appalachian streams, she didn’t expect every single one to carry a hidden pollutant. But that’s ...

This is the first time scientists have directly seen what fuels a comet’s activity so far from the Sun, offering exciting clues about how these ancient space visitors behave in the dark, frigid ...

For generations, the cosmic nursery has kept one of its secrets tucked away in swirling clouds of dust: how do minuscule grains—no wider than a speck of smoke—mature into the planet-building blocks of ...

ANITA, a balloon-borne radio detector flying over Antarctica, was designed to eavesdrop on ghostly particles, such as neutrinos, far from the noisy human signals. But recently, it picked up something ...

This condition is called tension pneumothorax. If left untreated, the condition leads to death within minutes. It’s a medical emergency, but surprisingly simple to treat. Doctors can relieve the ...