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It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across. So every month, we highlight a handful of the best stories that nearly ...

Ancient flood stories may contain more than mythology alone. Their similarities have led researchers toward several intriguing possibilities.

Animal dung. Furry plastics. Chewing gum. Distorted music. It’s a grab bag of delightfully unusual science, courtesy of UCLA in 2025. From chance lab mishaps and cosmic curiosities to everyday habits ...

A collection of short highlights from our year in conservation science work. Mike Bock Tackling some extraordinary scientific challenges is one cause for celebration. Building a multidisciplinary ...

In 2025, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) led groundbreaking research in artificial intelligence, microelectronics, quantum science, and biomanufacturing. Berkeley Lab scientists ...

Brains, spiders, (were)wolves and slimy eyeballs — a collection of creepy research topics that Dr. Frankenstein would appreciate! But unlike the mad scientist’s work, the research detailed below in ...

In December 2016, a flurry of headlines declared that “flashing lights could treat Alzheimer’s disease,” based on a single mouse study 1. The research was widely amplified by the media. But within a ...

As a graduate student at the University of California, San Francisco more than a decade ago, Sarah Goodwin witnessed her PhD advisor, biologist Ron Vale, establish a unique science communication ...

Tackling some extraordinary scientific challenges is one cause for celebration. Building a multidisciplinary community of conservationists is another. Doing both at the same time? Well, that’s just ...