From soccer teams to the balance beam, scientists help athletes perform their best.

New surgical tool offers surgeons speedier diagnosis of tissues that are cancerous

Lab experiments show people’s sleep suffers for a day or so every month

Water-soluble material helps send complete drug dose into the body

Boldest individuals of social species tasked with seeking out prey

Two large studies reach opposing conclusions about why males stay with females

Light's twistiness allows researchers to measure rotating object's speed

Genetic studies push back age of men's most recent common ancestor

After a week in the wild, people went to bed and got up earlier

Sharing a midday meal with friends could lead later to errors at work

Fast ascent of molten rock could foretell future eruptions

Enceladus' chilly jets ebb and flow in time with the planet’s tug

In India, narrow strips of wild land connect small groups of cats

The demonstration helps scientists begin how molecules in plants and animals naturally alter their shapes

Atmospheric change and rise of predators caused burst in complexity of life

Girl, who was sacrificed, may have been sedated by alcohol, coca leaves

Insect damage to ancient bones reveals length of ‘summer’ during the last ice age

Underground storage of liquid waste from these mining operations can make an area more vulnerable to tremors

They also answer to those chosen ‘names’

They also answer to those chosen ‘names’