Why a diabetes drug fell short of anticancer hopes
Studies suggested it could treat cancer, but the clinical trials were a bust.
Studies suggested it could treat cancer, but the clinical trials were a bust.
Some go gently into the night. Others die less prettily.
Nightly suspended animation, sugary diet, backwards flight, and long migrations help.
Contaminants can alter plant odors and warp insects’ senses, disrupting the process of pollination.
Psychologists now view an out-of-control compulsion to work as an addiction.
Long-term studies reveal what elderly deer, sheep, and macaques are up to in their later years.
Cats twist and snakes slide, exploiting and negotiating physical laws.
The technologies are useful tools but have yet to move us away from fossil fuels.
We need new fuels as society moves away from coal, natural gas and oil.
Scientists are working to understand how the barrier is affecting the area’s biodiversity.
Tumor-seeking radiopharmaceuticals promise targeted treatments with fewer side effects.
New tools for lowering methane emissions from livestock are on their way.
Despite protection measures, these fish are among the most endangered animals.
The basic urge to pee is surprisingly complex and can go awry as we age.
Researchers are working to limit the threat while developing better eradication methods.
Some insects have transformed wild viruses into tiny biological weapons.
Some make nests inside seashells, others tote bubbles of air on their backs.
Experience may matter more than innate ability when it comes to sense of direction.
Geothermal has moved beyond being confined to areas with volcanic activity.
Diet played a key role in the evolution of the vast beetle family tree.
A new policy called CBAM will assist Europe's ambition to become carbon-neutral.
A controversial analytic technique offers new answers for Indo-European languages.
Two celestial interlopers in Solar System have scientists eagerly anticipating more.
The material is being exploited for smartphone screens, insulated windows, and more.
There are competing theories about the origin of the nucleus and endoplasmic reticulum.
Scientists hope technology furthers their understanding of how and why tornadoes form.
The James Webb Space Telescope may help us find the answer.
Disease-causing fungi are likely to thrive in a warmer, stormier world.
Researchers are figuring out the features of these foods that harm our health.
Animals' "active" sleep phases look very much like REM.
Native pollinators are crucial for both ecology and agriculture.
It may be that all of us have a little psychopathology inside—with some positives.
Ultracold gases in the lab could help scientists better understand the universe.
As cells divide, they must copy all of their chromosomes only once or chaos will ensue.
We know better than ever how to help endangered birds, with notable conservation successes.
Brain area that stimulates appetite could be a target for eating-disorder therapies.