Deep Earth creepy crawlies, mushrooms making rain, and a Maya city buried in ash are just a few highlights from this year's collection of science stories. Clockwise from top left: Gaetan ...

Maze Therapeutics, a kidney disease therapy developer, recently IPO-ed with a market cap of $487mn and significant early-stage investor backing. Lead asset MZE829 targets APOL1 Kidney Disease, showing ...

Talk about a bizarre feature of the human body: If you happened to swallow a razor blade, your stomach acid would dissolve it. Acids are ranked on a scale from zero to 14—the lower the pH level, the ...

It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across each month. In the past, we’ve featured year-end roundups of cool science ...

There is rarely time to write about every cool science paper that comes our way; many worthy candidates sadly fall through the cracks over the course of the year. But as 2024 comes to a close, we’ve ...

Look almost anywhere in your home and you’ll likely find something made of silicone. Unfortunately, manufacturing silicone-based materials comes with a high environmental cost that is largely due to ...

Remember when Japan sent a spacecraft to an asteroid 180 million miles away to scoop some dirt off the surface? Six years on from its arrival to Earth, that sample has yielded some insights about what ...

Are you or someone you know conducting projects or considering future projects that blend art and science and involve youth? If so, now is your chance to participate in this year's Cool Science ...

Imagine drawing on something as delicate as a living cell -- without damaging it. Researchers have made this groundbreaking discovery using an unexpected combination of tools: frozen ethanol, electron ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — All month long, the Buffalo Museum of Science will showcase fun, winter science that is family-friendly for guests of all ages. As winter break for many students approaches, the ...