Retractions correct the scientific record, but they have stigma attached to them. Some in the research community want that to change.

The fragile-looking filaments of cooled lava known as Pele’s hair can form when pockets of bubble-rich lava pull apart rapidly, experiments suggest. Among all the ways that molten rock can solidify ...

Skip the complicated regimens and expensive products seen on social media. The science of skin is deep but the recommendations are simple.

Researchers working on the most advanced AI models want rules to be drawn up to minimize the harm the technologies could cause. Their warnings need to be heard.

Ancient DNA and other clues from feathers found in modern Peru hint that the ancient Ychsma culture imported birds from the distant Amazon.

Chung’s group captured the transition period directly by improving the time resolution of a method called single-molecule ...