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El Niño transforms tropical forests from carbon sinks to sources. 2026 could be the worst year yet.

"A lot of the book was actually me floundering around, failing to complete the projects or figuring out what I was doing wrong," author Sam Kean says about his experimental archaeology adventures.

In his new book, "Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists Are Re-creating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations," science writer Sam Kean explains the odd and intriguing world of experimental archaeologists.

Millions of songbirds in Southeast Asia are trapped and smuggled each year for keeping as pets or entering in competitions. Scientists warn that it's fueling a crisis.

July 11, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend

A man went to the emergency room after being in and out of hospitals for a month, and doctors found a surprising explanation for his illness.

From phones to electric vehicles, some batteries take an hour to charge, while others can take up to half a day.

In an unexpected discovery, researchers found that three medieval Swedish cemeteries held children buried with unrelated adults.

A new set of upgrades to the International Space Station’s Cold Atom Laboratory is allowing NASA to probe quantum mechanics at the coldest possible temperatures while in zero gravity.

Chinese researchers say they have overcome one of the trickiest problems of battery chemistry by developing a special gel.

Canon's newest release is a triumph for wildlife photographers who want a reliable, fast camera capable of producing beautiful images without having to go pro.

A 15-year study suggests that long-term malaria control may depend as much on protecting environments as it does on sustaining public health programs.

A rare coin from the reign of Magnus Barefoot — sometimes called Norway's last Viking king, was mistaken for a button before researchers realized it was the first of its kind found on Norwegian soil.

Doctors' decisions around antibiotics aren't as logical as you might assume; they can be skewed by emotional and social factors, a medical sociologist explains.

Physicists have built a real-number version of quantum mechanics that makes all the same predictions as the standard theory, resolving a question that's simmered since the field began.

New measurements suggest that two of the Milky Way's spiral arms are around 10% farther away from Earth than we thought. The findings may require experts to revise estimates of the total size of our home galaxy.

Researchers in Singapore and Japan have built a waterproof shell for cyborg cockroaches that could be deployed in disaster zones to investigate flooded areas.

Nuclear fusion inches closer after scientists combine supercomputing, AI and quantum computing to blueprint a way to create more tritium.

A new robotic heart can recreate different stages of heart failure, potentially giving researchers a new way to test treatments before they reach patients.

Michigan has been particularly hard hit by the cyclosporiasis outbreak, with 1,251 cases reported — the highest in the state's history.