The brains of professional musicians are adapted to the intense demands of learning and performance. These brain changes also put musicians at risk for developing a movement disorder called dystonia. ...read more

Step aside Roanoke, Jamestown and Plymouth — St. Augustine was here first, and it's survived more than 450 years. Here's the history of this place. ...read more

Researchers salvage ancient proteins to learn more about human ancestors. ...read more

Scientists are trying to wrap their heads around the content of your dreams, from the wild to the mundane. ...read more

Male perpetrators may get more press, but they don’t have a monopoly on serial murder ...read more

There have been five mass extinctions in our planet's history. The sixth will be more of a slow burn, and unlike the ones before it, humanity is to blame. ...read more

COVID-19 uprooted much of human life — including how we do research. The pandemic could bring permanent changes to the field. ...read more

The discovery of two ghostly galaxies created a hullabaloo in the astronomical community. But the jury’s still out on what’s really going on. ...read more

Air pollution kills hundreds of thousands of people every year in Pakistan, yet no one was monitoring air quality. Now a group of citizen scientists is prompting change. ...read more

Researchers are rushing to save a Bahamian pond critical to the understanding of seahorse ecology — as well as their evolution. ...read more