An Austrian cow has shown that some bovines are intelligent enough to employ objects for their own ends. A pet cow named Veronika has learnt how to scratch herself using a broom — the first recorded ...

Rock art found in Indonesia dates to at least 67,800 years ago, representing the earliest known cave art made by humans.

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The discovery that some fluorescent proteins are sensitive to magnets could lead to the development of switchable drugs and biosensors.

Socializing at a young age helps to develop greater diversity in their microbiota, according to an analysis of baby-to-baby transmission of gut bacteria.

Record-breaking experiment shows that a cluster of thousands of atoms can act like a wave as well as a particle.

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More girls are hitting puberty at eight or earlier. Researchers are exploring the causes, the consequences and what should be done.

A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.

The United States is leaving some of the world’s oldest and most influential scientific networks involved in biodiversity ...

Researchers lay bare the human toll of lay-offs, funding cuts and attacks on science one year after the president’s return to ...

A study has outlined eight indicators of toxic masculinity in heterosexual men — and finds that ‘manliness’ is not ...