Mucus is a miracle of evolution, and some researchers are trying to re-create what nature makes naturally.

The slimy substance is so powerful that doctors once made hog stomach mucus milkshakes to treat ulcers.

If you take a journey into the depths of the slime all around us, you find yourself starting to understand that mucus is a miracle.

Machine-learning algorithms allow composers to create all-new instruments.

A quick nap can boost your memory, your mood and even your creativity.

Our space and physics editors go head-to-head over a classic mind-bending question.

Scientists have long wondered how baleen whales make their songs, and a new study has finally uncovered the anatomical workings behind their melodies.

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, long dismissed by doctors, causes immune system dysfunction and other problems. But treatments are lacking.

Epigenetics research reveals how famines can cause health problems later in life — and how these changes might be passed down to later generations.

On the African savanna, a single invasive ant species has upset the delicate balance between predator and prey.

Nose-plus-throat could increase test accuracy—but could create problems too

A newly-examined munch mark on a tibia has become a real pleistocene whodunit.

A recent GWAS investigation on risk-taking and bisexuality made some assumptions that some experts don’t agree with.

A grassroots online movement has helped shift the way scientists think about asexuality. But much is still unknown.

Researchers once faced death threats for asking women what gives them pleasure. Now they’re helping individuals and couples figure it out themselves.

Research shows rough sex is becoming more common. Dominatrices are helping the general public catch up.

Some researchers say that the standard definition of sexual orientation is incomplete—and offer a tool for expanding it.

Individual interventions for burnout don’t work. Researchers explain why.

Experiments planned for the 2024 total solar eclipse aim to figure out how the sun works.

We're talking about the big bang—but not in the way you might think.

These ancient Portuguese cattle have become unlikely firefighters

Is the government hiding proof of aliens? Sean Kirkpatrick was asked to find out.

But Hopefully Not, If Cryptographers Can Change How We Encrypt Things Now

The Test is Noninvasive, and Could Predict Embryo Quality

From Papua New Guinea to the Andaman Islands, Indigenous languages are under threat. An Indian linguist helped preserve one language family.