The first documented feline cases of Marfan syndrome offer clues to how an altered gene allowed two affected cats to survive into adulthood.

Premiums are stable, but Medicare Advantage plans are making big changes that could make care more expensive for patients.

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope completed its 200,000th orbit around Earth on Sept. 19th and marked this milestone with observations that could help refine astronomers' measurements of cosmic expansion (aka. the Hubble Constant).

A new study sheds light on which animal groups evolved from life on land to living in the water again.

Paleontologists studying Cretaceous fossils have repeatedly found that the teeth of many ancient animals contain more of a heavier carbon isotope, carbon-13, than their presumed plant-based diets would predict.

Observations confirm jets’ expected effect on the gas cloud that surrounds a galaxy.

A phenomenon known as true polar wander, different to the movement of the magnetic poles, may be more common and more dramatic than previously known

"Highlighting a ton of open questions": Top journal's special issue on women's health examines the latest discoveries on chronic pain and menopause.

A recent study using the end of post-war UK food rationing suggests that restricting sugar from conception to age two is linked to a significantly lower risk of developing anxiety and depression in adulthood.

Ice cores from Tibet's Guliya Plateau extend Earth's glacial record by over 100,000 years.

Why have so many Americans lost trust in science? And what's the deal with a new gene-editing lawsuit? Find out on this week's episode of "The Readout LOUD" podcast.

Most of the drones being used by Russia in the war with Ukraine are controlled by cables several tens of kilometres long. A new defensive tool cuts the cables to stop the drones

Adding in a second neural network that guesses the identity of hidden pieces was key.

Einstein Probe uncovered a hidden soft X-ray phase that may reveal how neutron star merger remnants remain active after short gamma-ray bursts.

New research led by the University of Chicago found that nations with more domestic cats tended to report higher levels of happiness, while greater exposure to Toxoplasma gondii, a neuroparasite associated with cats, was linked to lower scores.

Naegleria amoebas’ exploration skills and crawling behaviors could help explain how the brain-eating variety travel into human brains.

Can an elevated heart rate trick you into feeling attraction? New research indicates that men, but not women, tend to carry over physical excitement from a thrilling virtual reality game into their online dating decisions.

Chemistry World spoke to Wayne Jones, director-at-large of the American Chemical Society, about falling funding, graduates' employment prospects and a need to rethink how chemistry is funded

The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature’s photo team.

Maggie Miller explains why our intuition about three dimensions breaks down in four, and how she visualizes 4D spaces as a reel of three-dimensional snapshots.

With a new book from the late primatologist Frans de Waal and a deep dive into artificial intelligence from New York Times tech columnist Kevin Roose, there is some hard-hitting popular science to look forward to this month – with added Pokémon, says Liz Else

Researchers say that a vote to reject the epoch violated procedure and call for transparency.

A female humpback whale may have spent days with her stillborn calf. This rare sighting may suggest that baleen whales experience grief.

The body turns copper into a weapon against urinary tract infections, and scientists hope to strengthen that defense against bacteria that resist antibiotics.

Vaping in childhood comes with bigger health risks than we thought. Plus, chemists can’t seem to ditch hazardous solvents and whether apocalyptic claims about AI are a dangerous distraction.

Waking up out of sync with your internal clock can cause social anxiety. A new psychological study finds this temporal misalignment makes people prefer being evaluated by artificial intelligence over human beings.

SpaceX’s changing priorities, the war in Ukraine and a lack of competitors are all causing a launch crisis that might last years

From e-bikes to stoves, here’s how companies are adding energy storage in surprising ways.

The site, located on the island of Lismore, may have been established by Saint Mo Luóc in the sixth century C.E.

Getting a human body to Mars will take a toll on it. NASA and other space agencies have been concerned for years that the 6-9 month travel time to get to the Red Planet could have such a deleterious impact on human anatomy that any crewed mission would fail before it even began. But a new study, co-led by Dr. Benjamin Levine of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and published in the journal Circulation, eases some of that concern by claiming that, given a sufficient exercise regimen in low gravity, astronauts should be able to operate on Mars upon arrival without any major cardiac issues.

Magnesium-molybdenum battery powers wireless trackers and stimulation capsules for days before safely breaking down in the gut

In Washington, Eric Cantor will confront bipartisan backlash over rising health care costs.

A legacy of deforestation has left Ethiopia struggling with more intense flooding and drought. The country is trying to restore its native forests through one of the world's most ambitious and well-funded tree-planting campaigns, but experts question whether the trees will survive.

In today’s newsletter: Reversible male hormonal contraception could reach the market within five to 10 years. But why has this development been so slow?

There’s no question AI has transformed the field of mathematics in the past few months. Columnist Jacob Aron wonders if it will soon be impossible to be an AI refusenik and continue working in the field

Binghamton researchers are examining brain patterns across different ages to identify where memories become mixed up.

Modified medication targets the cells implicated in the condition's tell-tale lesions.

Sanofi and Regeneron have re-upped their collaboration pact, aiming to build on the blockbuster success of the drug Dupixent.

The planet Mars is known for its massive dust storms, dust devils, and two large polar ice caps, with its north polar cap being one of the Red Planet’s most striking features. Comprised of water ice, the north polar cap not only holds potential for being a source of water for future human missions, but it also helps researchers’ piece together past climates on Mars. But an ongoing debate within the scientific community is the ice-dust relationship at the north polar cap, specifically how much dust comprises the north polar cap compared to the much larger amount of water ice.

Alpine regions in Europe experiencing extreme glacier collapse due to heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollution

Tenuicruris piscanexum is only the second Cretaceous bird species named from the Australian continent.

Madeleine Finlay hears from Steve Ramirez, an associate professor of psychological and brain sciences at Boston University, whose book How to Change a Memory was shortlisted for this year’s Royal Society’s Trivedi science book prize.

The formation and evolution of planets is the driving force behind both where and how we might find life beyond Earth. This complex and lengthy process first begins with a massive ball of gas and dust that swirls until it flattens into a disk, followed by rocks ranging in size from pebbles to kilometer-scale objects clumping together in a process known as accretion, as they too swirl around within the larger disk and form rocky planets closer to the star and the farther out planets collect the gas, ice, and dust that the star couldn’t evaporate. Until now, researchers have been limited to visualizing the swirling gas and dust forming planets through computer models.

An investor lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group will move forward after a federal judge declined the company’s motion to dismiss allegations.

Exoplanets continue to challenge our understanding of planetary formation, evolution, and whether they might be able to support life as we know it. Scientists often use planets in our solar system as analogs for exoplanets, studying exoplanets with extremely short orbital periods forces scientists to constantly rethink our understanding of what planets can withstand during their lifetimes. One such type of exoplanet that has entered the foray in recent years are “lava world” exoplanets, and especially lava exoplanets that orbit dangerously close to their stars. But while it has been long known that lava worlds on with higher temperatures have atmospheres, “colder” lava worlds have been found to lack atmospheres.

NASA’s Crew-13 could set a new U.S. record by reaching the International Space Station in just 7 hours and 50 minutes.