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The surprising science behind how certain foods can make you smell more attractive

Beneath fancy perfumes and deodorants, our food choices may be quietly shaping our natural scent in unexpected ways

Google DeepMind unleashes new AI AlphaGenome to investigate DNA’s ‘dark matter’

DeepMind's AlphaGenome AI model could help solve the problem of predicting how variations in noncoding DNA shape gene expression

Why the weekend’s winter storm was supercharged by climate change

A warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture, and that's why last weekend's winter storm dumped more snow, sleet and freezing rain than similar weather systems might have in the past

40 years after Challenger disaster, NASA faces safety fears on Artemis II

Many of the team behind NASA's Artemis II mission were children 40 years ago, when the space shuttle Challenger disaster reshaped spaceflight

JWST spots most distant galaxy ever, pushing the limits of the observable universe

The galaxy MoM-z14 could offer clues to what the universe looked like in its early infancy

Psychiatrists plan to overhaul the mental health bible—and change how we define ‘disorder’

The American Psychiatric Association has announced big upcoming changes to psychiatry's big book of mental disorders, the DSM

Like staying up late? You may be putting yourself at risk of heart problems

A study of more than 320,000 people found that night owls are more likely to engage in behaviors that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease such as smoking and sleeping poorly

How to walk safely when sidewalks turn icy

Icy weather brings a serious risk of falls. Here's how to stay safe

The Schrödinger equation just turned 100, and quantum physicists are still grappling with its mysteries

A century ago, Erwin Schrödinger came up with an equation that says how the quantum world behaves. Now scientists are asking what happens when the observer is part of that world

How new CT scanners ended Heathrow 100ml liquids rule

New CT scanners can build a 3D model of your carry-on, helping airport staff spot risks without making you unpack or decant liquids into tiny bottles

Svalbard’s polar bears are showing remarkable resilience to climate change

These polar bears appear to be maintaining their physical health despite the loss of sea ice—their preferred hunting grounds

The chemical genius of Katharine Burr Blodgett

The story of a woman whose discoveries in materials science quietly shape our everyday world but whose legacy was long eclipsed by the famous scientist she worked with at the General Electric Company