The new book, Women in the History of Quantum Physics, spotlights the oft-forgotten contributions of women scientists in the field.

With greater control over the quantum realm, physicists are poised to make major leaps in quantum computing, quantum gravity and more.

Over 15 months on Jicarón Island, researchers saw five capuchin juveniles abduct 11 endangered howler monkey infants — all for no clear purpose.

Kanzi showed apes have the capacity for language, but in recent years scientists have questioned the ethics of ape experiments.

Not all plants can be stored in a seed bank. Cryopreservation offers an alternative, but critics question whether this form of conservation will work.

It's not quite as bad as The Last of Us. But progress has been achingly slow in developing new antifungal vaccines and drugs.

This assassin bug's ability to use a tool — bees’ resin — could shed light on how the ability evolved in other animals.

A faint yet visible Martian aurora is the first instance of the phenomenon spotted from another planet's surface.

The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating Frog contends that curiosity-driven research helps us understand the world and could lead to unexpected benefits.

Private listening out in the open is possible thanks to acoustic metasurfaces that precisely bend and direct sound waves.

Between the end of February and early April, the federal government terminated almost 700 NIH grants equaling $1.81 billion. That’s about 3.3 percent of the NIH’s total operating budget, the ...

Two preventive tools — a maternal vaccine and a monoclonal antibody — were tied to a recent drop in RSV hospitalization rates for U.S. babies.