Rediscovery of giant salmon carp in Cambodia sparks hope for the rare fish’s survival and efforts to conserve one of the greatest diversity hot spots.

Of the 119 insects collected from the rhinos, blowflies ( Diptera) and beetles ( Coleoptera) were the most abundant and useful for calculating the minimum postmortem interval for each rhino, the team ...

Data from the OSIRIS-REx mission to Bennu place a ceiling on the strength of a hypothetical fifth force that could explain dark matter’s origins.

In pigs, the device detected overdoses and administered naloxone. It could also alert emergency services to respond.

Polar bears have been exposed to more viruses, bacteria and parasites in recent decades, a new study shows, possibly acquiring the germs in their diet.

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The U.S. Department of Energy has been funding development of small modular reactors. On October 16, the DOE announced $900 million in funding for deployment of small modular reactors. And both ...

Astronomers have found a world shrouded in an atmosphere of water vapor, orbiting a star 100 light-years away.

Drones with lasers revealed hidden urban centers that may have aided trade and travel through mountainous regions during medieval times.

Recent clinical trials of weekly insulin highlight how this formulation may be useful in managing diabetes, but the drug has limitations.

A new study comparing the health outcomes of Medicaid patients with and without a doula suggests the extra support during pregnancy may be beneficial.

Two dark matter experiments have spotted signs of neutrinos knocking into atomic nuclei in their detectors. The finding portends a future obstacle for the ...