At an effective temperature of 13 million kelvins, the jiggling glass sphere could help scientists understand physics at the microscale.

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Using a scratch-and-sniff test, researchers discovered that smell loss after COVID-19 may linger for more than two years.

While ultramarathoners are capable of huge energy spurts, overall the athletes top out at 2.5 times the metabolic rate needed for basic body functions.

Protein is having a moment. But even if most people are eating enough protein, studies suggest they may not be eating the right mix.

Blazes sparked in wild lands are devastating communities worldwide. The only way to protect them, researchers say, is to re-engineer them.

The global die-off of coral reefs signals a critical shift in Earth’s climate system with global environmental consequences along with economic ones.

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Normal cellular processes in living things — from germinating plants to our own cells — create biophotons, though escaping light isn’t visible to us.

In The Water Remembers, Amy Bowers Cordalis shares her family’s account of the Indigenous-led fight to restore the Klamath River in the Pacific Northwest.

Ultraprocessed foods can create powerful pulls similar to those of alcohol, nicotine or opioids, with worrisome consequences for our health.

Sensor data reveal greater noctule bats chasing, catching and chewing on birds during high-altitude, nighttime hunts.