A new study links the sun's 11-year cycle to accelerated orbital loss, with debris falling faster once sunspot numbers near ...

Public health officials are racing to find out how the sometimes deadly hantavirus got aboard a cruise ship and if there has ...

Several studies have served up tantalizing hints about the drugs’ potential cancer prevention benefits, but other results ...

To serenade with their high-pitched songs, singing mice inflate a throat sac — a use for air sacs seemingly unknown in any ...

For the first time in the United States, researchers have used gene editing to repair a mutation in human embryos. Molecular scissors known as CRISPR/Cas9 corrected a gene defect that can lead to ...

In mouse brains, star-shaped astrocytes form flexible networks that may offer another way for brain regions to communicate.

A brief stellar eclipse suggests the tiny 2002 XV93 has a thin atmosphere — a first for any solar system body farther from ...

Rather than reining in the compounds, the FDA may be poised to broaden access, perhapas even adding peptides to supplements.

A clinical trial for spina bifida treatment suggests that a surgical approach relying on stem cells is safe for patients. Its ...

On December 8, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the world’s first CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing therapy (SN: 12/8/23). The treatment, called Casgevy, targets sickle cell disease by helping ...

Suicide is a top cause of death for teens and young adults. A study finds a link between the 988 Lifeline and a drop in their ...

The Nu ring seems to be fed by unknown rocky bodies, whereas the Mu ring appears rich in water ice and linked to the moon Mab ...