Geologists studying some of the planet’s oldest volcanic rocks have uncovered new evidence that water was playing a major ...

Tens of thousands of years ago, our own species, Homo sapiens, coexisted with Neanderthals, Homo neanderthalensis. Many of us ...

Fungi have given medicine some of its biggest breakthroughs, from penicillin to cholesterol-lowering statins, yet most of the ...

Pangolins, which look like a cross between an anteater and a pinecone, are the most-trafficked mammals in the world. In a new ...

MADISON, Wis. – New research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison finds that reaching net-zero emissions by mid-century will substantially improve public health in the United States. However, ...

Older adults discharged from hospital with a new prescription for a sedative, especially a benzodiazepine or antipsychotic, are at increased risk of falls and other negative consequences, according to ...

Accounting for atmospheric degradation of levoglucosan is essential for accurate identification of biomass burning sources in ...

A UW team built an AI tool that helps users turn research papers into 45-second videos. A researcher uploads a paper to the tool, which uses Google Gemini to write a short script explaining the paper.

“What we’re essentially doing is forcing sleep in a local region of the brain. While that part is solidifying memories and restoring learning capacity, other parts stay aware/vigilant and connected to ...

The new microraptor dinosaur Jian changmaensis (left) attacks the early bird Gansus yumenensis (right) in what is now the Changma Basin of northwestern China approximately 120 million years ago.

The Iceman mummy is preserved in a refrigeration chamber at a constant temperature of -6°C and a relative humidity of 99% . Using a variety of samples and methods, the researchers were able to ...