An ungainly barrel of a shark cruising languidly over a barren seabed far too deep for the sun's rays to illuminate was an ...

One of the strongest of these depressions – where the gravity field is weaker – lies under Antarctica. Now, new models of how the so-called Antarctic Geoid Low evolved over time have shown that it's ...

Beall has been studying the human response to hypoxic living conditions for years. In research published in October 2024, she and her team revealed some of the specific adaptations in Tibetan ...

A new study identifies an extreme but effective way that brain immune cells can prevent the parasite Toxoplasma gondii from spreading: they kill themselves to eliminate the dangerous microbes they ...

A burst of X-rays from 8 billion years ago may be the first clear evidence of a white dwarf torn apart by a black hole.

Tiny air pollution particles may be doing more than harming our lungs. A new study links long-term exposure to PM 2.5 to a ...

Not only can the drug metformin help to effectively manage type 2 diabetes, but it may also give older women a better chance ...

A new Alzheimer's study has produced a first-of-its-kind genetic map, which could provide vital insights into the ...

A lifetime of engaging with language and the written word – including reading books, writing, and learning languages – could ...

Scientists have created a three-dimensional "heart-on-a-chip" (HOC) that could provide a breakthrough in the fight against the world's leading cause of death, cardiovascular disease.

With dieting, we usually think of smaller portions and periods of fasting, but new research shows that there is a way to ...

Launch teams replaced a pair of seals and a clogged filter at the Kennedy Space Center pad where the giant Moon rocket stands, before starting the countdown clocks back up. The two-day test will ...