The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson gave a rousing defense of scientific principles in his characteristic brash way during his Purdue ...

For centuries, Europeans thought that eternal daylight saturated the cosmos. The shift to a dark universe has had a profound ...

As three immigrants claim Nobel Prizes in science for the United States this year, experts warn that immigration crackdowns ...

In a world driven by data, algorithms, and relentless scientific progress, you’d think we’d have all the answers by now. But ...

A large, multi-institution study led by a Brown University physician-scientist could have important implications for the ...