Two new dinosaurs — dubbed Bannykus and Xiyunykus — have been discovered in north China. Researchers say the animals, which show adaptations related to eating insects that live in colonies, are alvarezsaurs: the dinosaurian analogue to today's aardvarks and anteaters.

Researchers have discovered an internal messaging system that plants use to manage the growth and division of their cells. Understanding this negative-feedback loop that helps plants survive under harsh conditions could enable innovations in agriculture, forestry and conservation as climate change takes hold.

In a series of experiments, the speed of a countdown clock affected the patience and decision-making of video game players, both during and after the game. Researchers found that participants displayed more patience when the clock quickly counted down the time remaining, compared to when the clock slowly ticked off the countdown.

Fog can act as a vector for microbes, transferring them long distances and introducing them into new environments.

Medical or surgical treatment of severe heartburn prevents cancer of the esophagus, a study with almost one million Nordic patients reveals.

Scientists have discovered that a natural human enzyme can biodegrade graphene. These findings could have great implications in the development of graphene-based biomedical devices.

Researchers advise caution as a commercial-scale nuclear reactor known as HTR-PM prepares to become operational in China. The reactor is a pebble-bed, high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR), a design that is ostensibly safer but that researchers in the US and Germany warn does not eliminate the possibility of a serious accident.

A new study affirms a long-held hypothesis that the presence of specialized 'natural enemies' promotes tropical biodiversity. Except when it doesn't.

Two-thirds of current cancer patients, and more than three-quarters of former cancer patients aged 50 and over, are mentally flourishing despite their illness, according to a new study.

Previously, researchers could only print this material, known as graphene, in 2D sheets or basic structures. But engineers have now 3-D printed graphene objects at a resolution an order of magnitude greater than ever before printed, which unlocks the ability to theoretically create any size or shape of graphene.