At an average age of 70, these women divers in South Korea still forage in the sea up to 10 hours a day and spend more than half of that time underwater.

In-flight defecation may help the birds stay away from feces that can contain pathogens such as bird flu while also fertilizing the ocean.

Adding a magnet could simplify the process of producing oxygen in space, making a crewed mission to Mars more feasible.

Found in Splenda, sucralose reduces immunotherapy efficacy via its effects on the gut microbiome, but arginine supplements might counter the outcome.

The Webb telescope found that a far-off little red dot is the oldest known black hole, shrouded by gas that could help explain the ruby color.

Analysis of the hair used in a knotted device reveals the owner’s simple diet. That suggests commoners, not just the elite, kept records in Inca society.

Sun-powered fliers could use photophoretic forces to hover in the mesosphere, gathering data from a region off limits to planes and balloons.

Women face a small rise in fracture risk within 10 years of stopping therapy, suggesting the need for additional monitoring.

A warming climate is behind growing floods of glacier meltwater in Alaska’s capital. Scientists say it’s the new normal.

In The Martians, journalist David Baron recounts scientific and public debate over purported intelligent life on the Red Planet.

A Kenyan site shows early hominids transported stone 13 kilometers for toolmaking as early as 2.6 million years ago.

The hypothesis could extend the search for extraterrestrial life to include frigid planets with thin atmospheres and underground water.