We are living in an era of “discoveries that feel at once wondrous, improbable, and surreal,” writes Mary Roach in her new book.

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive cancer types. A new study from Karolinska Institutet, in collaboration with ...

Researchers are uncovering how air pollution can trigger and worsen psoriasis, a chronic skin disease affecting millions ...

Discover how a remarkable sea creature holds the secret to immortality and how humans might unlock its regenerative powers.

This phenomenon, known as ultraweak photon emission (UPE) or biophoton emission, suggests that all living things subtly glow ...

Life truly is radiant, according to an experiment conducted by researchers from the University of Calgary and the National Research Council of Canada.

In Alzheimer’s disease, Hameroff says, scientists don’t know whether the microtubules disintegrate and release the tau or whether the tau falls off because of a malfunction that weakens the bond. The ...

Scientists reclassified a long-misunderstood fossil from Brazil as a new genus, Franscinella riograndensis. Using advanced ...

By studying what other creatures can already achieve, researchers hope to uncover breakthroughs in human medicine and turn ...

An experimental gene therapy was found to slow the progression of Huntington's disease, marking a major step toward a ...

For animals, the physical properties of plastics may lead to harm such as blocked intestines. Animals are also injured when ...

Feeling fear is an evolutionary survival tactic. A small number of people have a rare condition that means they're not scared ...