Men are 1.5 to 2 times more likely than women to develop Parkinson’s disease, yet the biological reasons remain poorly understood. New research suggests that differences in gene activity within the ...

Researchers have identified a possible subtype of depression linked to disruptions in the body’s internal clock. Credit: Shutterstock For some people with hard-to-treat depression, the body’s internal ...

The common crane (pictured above) is the same species as a prehistoric giant crane once thought to be extinct, according to ...

A mysterious millipede first collected nearly 90 years ago has resurfaced in South Australia. A millipede first collected ...

A major clinical trial is challenging the effectiveness of commonly used injections for chronic Achilles tendon pain.

Some participants reported improvements within two days, and the antidepressant effects persisted for more than three months ...

Credit: Jason Bond / UC Davis Scientists have sequenced the unusually large genome of a trapdoor spider named after comedian ...

The researchers also incorporated a metallic layer that screens unwanted electric fields, preventing them from destabilizing the film’s polarization. With both effects controlled, bismuth ferrite ...

Credit: Fortuna/Yang/ERC BHianca An unexpected resurgence of X-rays weeks after a stellar explosion has challenged existing ...

Einstein’s equations suggest that gravity may be capable of a process resembling the one behind powerful solar explosions. In a new theoretical study, physicists show how gravitational field ...

Nearly everybody in the field had given up on oxoboranes, as they were thought to be just too unstable to be isolated. So we were stunned to see them spontaneously form in these reactions and stick ...

Mutations found in roughly 20% of human cancers may promote tumor growth by changing how DNA is organized inside cells.