Researchers seek, and find, a magical illusion for the ears
Close your eyes and imagine a sound, someone’s voice, coming from your left. It slowly…
Lizard spit can help detect a rare pancreatic tumor
A molecule in lizard saliva may make it easier to find certain tumors in the…
Fossil teeth hint at a surprisingly early start to humans’ long childhoods
An extended childhood, a hallmark of human development, may have gotten off to an ancient…
How does a fossil become a superstar? Just ask Lucy.
Inside a specially constructed safe at the National Museum of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa sit…
The virus behind an outbreak in Brazil can spread from mother to fetus
A virus that caused a large outbreak in Brazil this year can spread from a…
Accelerated muons bring next-gen particle colliders closer to reality
Muons are getting a move on. In a step toward new types of particle physics…
A twisted protein sheds light on chronic wasting disease in deer
The misfolded proteins responsible for a fatal neurological illness in deer have a twist. The…
Uranus may have looked weird when NASA’s Voyager 2 flew by
Some of Uranus’ apparent oddities might be due to bad timing. In 1986, the Voyager…
A common drug may help treat a rare genetic disease
DENVER — A drug found in almost every medicine cabinet may be a treatment for…
Fire-prone neighborhoods on the fringes of nature are rapidly expanding
People are flocking to nature’s doorstep, and into wildfire territory. Homes constructed where human development…