A new brain tumor treatment shrank a man’s aggressive glioblastoma tumor by nearly a third — and all he had to do was wear a helmet at home.

Researchers have found that nose drops containing “friendly” bacteria can protect people against meningitis-causing bacteria.

Astronomers have detected the first evidence of water vapor in the atmosphere of Jupiter’s massive moon Ganymede.

The first direct observation of light from behind a supermassive black hole confirms a prediction in Einstein’s theory of general relativity.

The insertion of a gene found in animals prompted potato and rice plants to produce 50% more food and exhibit drought-resistant qualities.

Before the eyes of baby mice open, their brains appear to use retinal waves to prep their vision systems to detect objects and motion.

Researchers have discovered antibodies that neutralize a variety of norovirus strains, a possible step toward an effective norovirus vaccine.

A treatment that reversed age-related memory loss in mice could one day treat or prevent such cognitive decline in older people.

Agility Robotics’ Cassie just became the first bipedal robot to complete an outdoor 5K run, completing the jaunt on a single charge.

NASA challenged its interns to design a washing machine for astronauts so that they wouldn’t have to keep throwing away dirty laundry.

Uber is reducing drunk driving deaths by more than 6%, according to a new analysis, suggesting that ridesharing is making streets safer.

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb’s new Galileo Project will hunt for alien technology using proven scientific methods and equipment.

Tokyo Olympians are riding around the Olympic Village in Toyota’s e-Palette, an autonomous shuttle designed with their needs in mind.

A new vaccine platform based on biomaterial may eventually provide rapid protection against multiple bacterial threats.

Researchers are using discarded food scraps to create a concrete substitute. It reduces food waste, and the material is edible and sweet.

DeepMind is releasing a massive database of protein structure predictions that includes all the molecules in the human proteome.

We already know that Olympic swimmers are fast, but Olympic swimming pools can be engineered to be “fast,” too.

Researchers at Harvard have developed a 3D-printed graft they hope will make ruptured eardrum surgeries safer, faster, and more effective.

A Colorado community has become a test subject for a new approach to the power grid, called a "virtual power plant" — 27 networked smart homes, with one key feature: a common brain that, in times of crisis, can autonomously optimize energy across the neighborhood.

Famed accelerator hopes to make it easier for founders to find each other.