Sumerian civilization may have been jump-started by the rise and fall of tides
Millennia before the first cities, early Mesopotamians probably harnessed tides to irrigate crops
Millennia before the first cities, early Mesopotamians probably harnessed tides to irrigate crops
Nobel laureate makes regulatory T cells that last longer in the body, boosting clinical hopes
Prophylactic use of azithromycin saves vulnerable children’s lives, but could trigger antibiotic resistance
Science chats with wildlife epidemiologist Tony Goldberg about what he’s learned from becoming a meal for parasites
Studies of rodents with a menstrual on/off switch could help people with endometriosis and other disorders
To obtain the toxic chemical cantharidin, insects suck beetles’ blood—and even munch on their digested remains
Patients who got shots of mRNA before starting a type of cancer immunotherapy lived much longer
Study pinpoints likely date for a massive earthquake on the Puerto Rico Trench—and highlights an underappreciated regional hazard
Unusual hiring process raises fears of political favoritism
Analysis of thousands of fossils pushes back change in beetles’ diets by more than 37 million years