Social Sciences Writer October 18, 2022 at 7:00 am The decisions made during young adulthood, such as what to study in college or whom to marry, have lifelong repercussions. When crises, such as a pandemic, hit during this vulnerable age, they can profoundly alter the...

Shells of dust form when winds from these two stars (center) in the Cygnus constellation collide, as seen in this image from the James Webb Space Telescope. The shells are then blown outward by the pressure of light from those stars. JPL-Caltech/NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI...

Siberian Neandertals, illustrated here by a father toting his daughter, lived in small groups of close relatives and adult female migrants, a new DNA analysis of 13 ancient hominids shows. Tom Bjorklund By Bruce Bower October 19, 2022 at 11:00 am DNA from a group of...

Using DNA from the excavated remains of plague victims, including those buried in a London cemetery from 1348–1349, and from people who died earlier and later, researchers searched for evidence of how the Black Death pushed the immune system to evolve. Courtesy of...

Of the rivers analyzed in a new study, the Rogue River (shown) near Agness, Ore., has had the greatest increase in heat wave frequency since 1996. This extreme heat could harm the many salmon relying on the river for survival. christiannafzger/istock/getty images plus...