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

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

The growth spurt hints that the free-floating object evolves like a star, providing clues about rogue planets’ mysterious origins.

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

Shimon Sakaguchi discovered T-reg immune cells. Mary Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell identified the cells’ role in autoimmune disease.

Grape plant bacteria might help mitigate smoke taint in wine by breaking down chemicals that evoke an ashy taste.

Age and gender bias in online images feeds into AI tools, revealing stereotypes shaping digital systems and hiring algorithms, researchers report.

Richard Robson, Susumu Kitagawa and Omar Yaghi developed metal-organic frameworks, structures that can collect water from air, capture CO₂ and more.

In the 1980s, John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis demonstrated quantum effects in an electric circuit, an advance that underlies today’s quantum computers.

Some dogs love playing with toys so intensely they can’t stop—offering scientists a window into behavioral addictions.

Bacteriophages designed with AI kill E. coli faster than a well-studied strain, but the tech needs regulation before moving beyond lab dishes.

The Nobel Prize might be the most famous science prize but it celebrates just a narrow slice of science and very few scientists.