Decades of work helped establish a refuge for these birds along the Argentinean coast — the largest and last colony of its kind. But their future remains precarious.

As the world’s mountain ice melts, scientists look to the poorly understood rock glaciers to provide temporary reprieve for people and ecosystems

The research is rolling in, and the answer is yes. It’s possible to turn tedious work gatherings into more effective and enjoyable experiences.

As physicians age, debates about mandatory testing or retirement intensify

Colder oceans are full of animals that need to fatten up to survive, but a key source of lipids — a tiny, oil-stuffed critter called a copepod — is feeling the heat, affecting a vital food web

In a handful of animals, tumors can be transmitted like infectious diseases or parasites, defying science’s tidy definitions

Antibodies made by the immune system can sometimes target human brain cells, producing psychiatric symptoms. Researchers aim to better identify such rare cases as well as fine-tune treatments.

Flies check in, but they don’t check out, thanks to liquid laced with stretchy sugars that keep them tangled up

From 22,000 miles above, the new instrument lets researchers and regulators track airborne health threats in near real time, on a continental scale

They’re segmented. They’ve got bristles. And sometimes, metallic jaws and detachable rear ends with eyes and a brain.

Missing from the archaeological record, fiber innovations like string played a huge role in the daily lives of our ancestors. Researchers are working to weave together new insights from the traces they left behind.

The speech of people with schizophrenia sounds subtly different from their healthy counterparts. Can AI hear those differences better than human psychiatrists?

Autocracy wasn’t inevitable in early civilizations — many were more egalitarian. But when riches were there to monopolize, strongmen and inequalities emerged.

Assisted by AI, companies have more options than ever to track employees, minute by minute, keystroke by keystroke. Does this have the desired effect?

Scientists are investigating what the various sounds mean — and discovering that the creatures may be more like birds and mammals than once thought

It depends. Though water consumption by data centers pales in comparison to that of some other industries, it’s a problem in water-stressed regions. Water-saving cooling technologies could help.

Long after the lava stopped flowing, enormous eruptions altered Earth’s climate and societies all over the globe

AI and machine learning are kicking synthetic biology up to new levels of innovation. Researchers see huge potential for novel drugs and other chemicals; some also see risks.

The Aussie experiment comes amid a lack of clear evidence that the apps harm the majority of adolescents. It may take a dramatic research pivot to finally reveal what’s going on and how to fix it.

In a world filled with scams, being wary makes perfect sense. But health, trust and decision-making can suffer when the fear of getting conned goes too far.