A pocket of air lets elite divers pull off the rip entry, breaking through the water without sending it flying.

In 1972, vitamin and chemical injections reduced the amount of time that rats fed alcohol spent drunk. The science has yet to pan out for people.

PFAS are linked to obesity, cancers and more. Growing evidence of the chemicals’ risks has prompted new guidance for safe drinking water and consumer testing.

The environmental cost of wet pet food is higher than dry food, scientists say. That may be because wet food gets most of its calories from animals.

Collaboration with patients and with researchers from many specialties is key to better understanding long COVID and managing its many symptoms.

NASA’s IPXE X-ray satellite saw a telltale signature of shock waves propagating along a blazar’s high-speed jet, causing it to emit high-energy light.

Rats’ rhythmic response to human music doesn’t mean they like to dance, but it may shed light on how brains evolved to perceive rhythm.

A 1,700-year-old spider monkey skeleton unearthed at Teotihuacan in Mexico was likely a diplomatic gift from the Maya.

Some marsupials may be more sociable than previously thought, opening the door to a possible deep legacy of social organization systems in mammals

Urinals built with curves like those in nautilus shells eliminate the splash-back common with conventional commodes.