Science Advances
Elastic-Powered Mini Robot Hops, Flips and Swims Across Challenging Terrain
An elastic-powered robot from University of Michigan and UCLA uses snapping flexible limbs to hop, swim, climb and navig...
James Webb Reveals a Changing Ring System Around Chariklo
James Webb observations show that Chariklo's narrow rings may be evolving, offering new insight into how ring systems fo...
T. Rex May Have Maintained a Body Temperature Close to Humans
Fossil tooth analysis suggests Tyrannosaurus rex maintained a body temperature of 36.3°C, offering fresh insight into di...
Scientists Turn Sound Into Motion With Tiny Motorless Drones
EPFL researchers built motorless microdrones that fly with sound waves, showing how acoustic resonance could power futur...
AI Agents Show a Strong Majority Bias in Group Decisions
A new study finds that AI agents can follow majority opinion in groups, with stronger models showing a more pronounced h...
Scientists Identify "Snow Eater" Heat Waves That Accelerate Mountain Snowmelt
Scientists have identified "snow eater" heat waves that speed up mountain snowmelt, reshaping water timing, seasonal run...
Spain's Menga Dolmen Reveals How Neolithic Builders Engineered a 6,000-Year-Old Monument
Spain's Menga Dolmen, nearly 6,000 years old, reveals Neolithic engineering, precise stone placement, and advanced plann...
Hiroshima Debris Reveals a Newly Identified Alloy Formed in Extreme Heat
Scientists identified a rare alloy grain in Hiroshima debris, revealing how extreme heat and rapid cooling can create or...
480,000-Year-Old Elephant Bone Tool Reveals Ancient Britain's Stone-Working Skill
Scientists at Boxgrove in southern England identified a 480,000-year-old elephant bone tool used to sharpen flint axes,...
Inca Mummy Study Rewrites the Final Journey of a Mountain Child
New forensic analysis of the El Plomo boy reveals a long Inca ritual journey, dietary changes and a likely skull injury...
Early Americans May Have Relied on Ice Age Giants for Survival
New studies suggest early Americans may have followed Ice Age megafauna across the continents, while evidence for direct...
Japanese Tower Observation Captures Rare Gamma-Ray Flash Inside a Lightning Strike
Japanese researchers captured a rare gamma-ray flash just before lightning struck a tower in Kanazawa, revealing new clu...
Perseverance Detects Mars' Most Complex Organic Chemistry Yet
NASA's Perseverance rover found the most complex organic carbon yet on Mars, deepening the case for ancient habitability...
A Sea Cucumber Limb Kept Living for More Than Three Years
A detached sea cucumber limb has stayed alive for over three years, offering new clues about regeneration, tissue repair...
Understanding the Acceleration of Sea Level Rise: Insights from New Research
An international team of climate scientists has made significant strides in explaining the factors contributing to globa...