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Fossils of the two beaked dinosaurs were discovered in China.

When a lightning bolt strikes a mountaintop, it can melt rocks in a flash, leaving a narrow glassy scar called a fulgurite. Now, researchers have shown that these fossilized thunderbolts are geological clocks that record the passage of time. The technique offers geologists a way to date thunderstorms from tens […]

The dramatic success of two COVID-19 vaccines in clinical trials last month marked a triumph for a previously unproven medical technology. The vaccines, one of which was authorized for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week, rely on the genetic instructions known as messenger RNA (mRNA). […]

Despite never being domesticated, kangaroos are able to communicate using their gaze – something previously assumed to be restricted to animals like dogs, horses or goats.

Science’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced today it will not yet protect one of North America’s best known butterflies under the Endangered Species Act. The agency concluded that the iconic black and orange monarch (Danaus plexippus) has suffered population declines steep enough to possibly qualify for federal protection, […]

The world’s largest iceberg appears days away from crashing into a penguin-filled island. These robots will study the aftermath.