NASA satellites have captured an eerie, skull-shaped formation on a remote Antarctic island, but its haunting appearance ...

A major new review challenges the growing enthusiasm for medical cannabis as an insomnia treatment, finding little reliable ...

A surprising new study suggests that eating peanuts every day could help support brain health and memory in older adults.

Scientists have uncovered surprising DNA evidence that Europeans living more than 30,000 years ago were connected across vast distances, challenging the idea that ancient populations remained largely ...

Scientists have built a groundbreaking molecular motor that spins in either direction using electricity, inspired by a ...

A massive study of nearly 486,000 adults found that regularly drinking tea was associated with an 11% lower risk of heart and ...

A 17- to 18-million-year-old ape fossil discovered in Egypt is challenging long-held beliefs about where the ancestors of ...

Crown-of-thorns starfish are notorious for devouring coral reefs, but surprising new research reveals these spiny predators ...

A major new study challenges the idea that moderate drinking is safe, finding that even relatively small amounts of alcohol ...

Scientists at Johns Hopkins have uncovered a crucial missing link between a common gut bacterium and colorectal cancer, ...

Scientists have uncovered a hidden mechanism that allows high-cholesterol diets to undermine the body's natural cholesterol ...

A computer scientist has achieved a breakthrough in a nearly 25-year-old problem involving how computers calculate distances across enormous networks. The new algorithm delivers more reliable ...