MANCHESTER, United Kingdom — From endless traffic to nonstop construction, if you live in a busy city, the noise is inescapable. While you may think your headache is worse than anyone else’s, a new ...

DAVIS, Calif. — Evolution works in mysterious ways. Sometimes, it creates specialized carnivores with sharp teeth and claws; other times, it turns seemingly peaceful plant-eaters into opportunistic ...

Scientists have created a wearable sensor that attaches to your underwear and tracks your gut bacteria in real time by measuring the hydrogen gas in your flatulence. And no, that’s not a setup for a ...

Friendships have ended over it. Family dinners have gotten awkward and stayed that way. For a growing number of Americans, politics hasn’t just created tension; it has cost them relationships entirely ...

A new study published in the journal Environmental Research Letters adds evidence to a growing body of research suggesting summer is growing longer, arriving more abruptly, and piling up heat at an ...

Viagra has been quietly racking up a second résumé. Best known for treating erectile dysfunction, sildenafil turns out to have a separate, previously unrecognized effect inside cancer cells: it ...

The skull had the brow of a descendant but the face of an ancestor. When researchers finished reconstructing the DAN5/P1 cranium from Ethiopia’s Afar region, dated to between 1.6 and 1.5 million years ...

The exponential growth of artificial intelligence over the past year has sparked discussions about whether the era of human domination of our planet is drawing to a close. The most dire predictions ...

Marriage means sharing a home, a bed, daily routines, and decades of memories. A large new study out of Taiwan points to something far less welcome that some couples may share: a raised risk of ...

Death rates for Americans between 25 and 44 years old jumped 71.2% in just eleven years, rising from about 140 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010 to 239 per 100,000 by 2021. No other age group came ...

A group of leading nutrition scientists, food policy lawyers, and public health experts has released what may be the most actionable blueprint yet for tackling one of the biggest threats to American ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Vaccinations can be a controversial subject for many people, especially when it comes to injections. So what if you could replace your next shot with a salad instead? Researchers ...