In the book ‘Night Magic,’ Leigh Ann Henion writes of encounters with salamanders, bats, glowworms and other life-forms nurtured by darkness.

A long-standing idea of why lithium ion batteries die focuses on lithium movement into the cathode. Instead, hydrogen may be to blame.

Burying wood can store carbon for thousands of years, according to an analysis of an ancient log unearthed in Canada.

A DNA analysis of the kefir cheese, first found about 20 years ago on 3,600-year-old mummies in China, confirms its age and pinpoints its origins.

Some sea robins have taste buds on their six crablike legs that help the fish ferret out prey buried in sand as they walk.

When inhaled, metals left by the shrinking lake could cause inflammation. Experts say more studies are needed to understand the impact.

A study of people with type 2 diabetes and opioid use disorder suggests that the key ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy shows promise against addiction.

A drug called bumetanide, which is used to treat edema in people, reduced this cellular swelling and resulting cell death in mice. Mice given the drug after an injury were better able to move their ...

Evolving techniques and data indicate some ancient giants like Dunkleosteus and Megalodon may have been smaller than initial estimates suggested.

Brain scans revealed that teenagers with larger attention-driving networks were more likely to develop depression.

The Stanford biophysicist thinks that understanding the mechanics of cell movement could allow scientists to manipulate immune cells.

The Florida Current, a major contributor to a system of ocean currents that regulate Earth’s climate, has not weakened as much as previously reported.