Fear may be as old as life on Earth. Now, researchers are getting to the bottom of explaining why we love it so much.

Predicting winter weather can part art, part science. These eight methods lean hard toward the art end of the spectrum.

Part of the confusion stems from a misunderstanding of “kawaii,” which is Japanese for “cute” but also connotes a lovable or adorable essence. Sanrio recruited Shimizu and other ...

Weighing as much as a cup of walnuts and resembling a squeaky dog toy, the short-tailed weasel is easy to underestimate.

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Modern scientific research has identified the key reason why dogs excitedly greet their humans, a biological process rooted ...

Hurricane Milton Delays Launch of Europa Clipper, and Science Nobel Awards Highlight AI A roundup of the science Nobels, the latest COVID updates and the Europa Clipper launch delay.

With millions of mice and rats in US labs alone, scientists can learn a lot of information from their scurrying test subjects ...

Today is both Halloween and the last day of Bat Week, which makes it the perfect day to admire beautiful bats like these four ...

Nov. 7, 2024 — Plastic pollution exacerbates the impacts of all planetary boundaries, including climate change, ocean acidification and biodiversity loss, a new paper shows. Ahead of the final ...

Encouraging quietness during zoo trips can help visitors better appreciate their inhabitants and lead to more fulfilling, respectful and informative experiences, a new paper argues.

For almost a century, Science News journalists have covered advances in science, medicine and technology for the general public, including the 1925 Scopes “monkey” trial, the advent of the ...