Jackson Ryan

Cordyceps infects the brains of ants in the real world, so how plausible is the fungi apocalypse in HBO’s hit new show?

Digitally unwrapping the mummy of a teenage boy for the first time, researchers find dozens of amulets -- and a pair of sandals.

What’s in the box? Gold, gold, gold.

Astrophysicists demonstrate a surprising way to block radiation from the sun.

Thanks to cosmic rays, secrets of the last remaining Wonder of the Ancient World are being revealed.

We could be able to manipulate our own reality.

Research points to a milestone in the 2030s, but sea ice is already disappearing at an unprecedented rate. And that affects all of us.

Experts continue to push back against extraordinary claims of a room-temperature superconductor. But even a flop could open up new pathways for materials research.

Aspartame has been declared “possibly carcinogenic.” What does it mean and should you change your drinking habits?

Scientists suggest that the evidence for many popular strategies is particularly weak and that better studies are required.