Chemotherapy-surviving ovarian cancer cells may release fructose to help neighboring tumor cells loosen, escape, and spread. The discovery suggests that sugary diets and cholesterol-lowering drugs ...

Weight loss is not simply a test of willpower. The human brain evolved to protect body fat during times of scarcity, and it ...

Low arginine levels may allow cancer cells and viruses to slip past the immune system by reducing production of a crucial ...

Thawing Arctic permafrost is releasing ancient carbon into the ocean, raising fears that microbes could turn it into ...

Scientists have identified a molecular switch that may help explain why aging makes the brain more vulnerable to diseases ...

Scientists have figured out how two famously poisonous plants create chemicals with surprising medical potential. After ...

Vanderbilt researchers created the first selective compound designed to inhibit TAOK-1, a poorly understood protein connected ...

Taiwan’s steep, remote mountains have sheltered extraordinary forests containing hundreds of giant Taiwania firs. After years ...

The solar wind may be stripping away Mars’ atmosphere by creating giant rolling waves along its outer edge. Data from MAVEN ...

When atomic nuclei smash together at nearly the speed of light, they create the hottest fluid in the universe, but scientists may have overlooked one of its most important forces. New simulations ...

Hidden moon ice may reveal itself through the way it bends and reflects vibrations from moonquakes. The technique could help astronauts locate vital water supplies and uncover clues about the origins ...

An AI analysis of 1.2 million satellite images shows that floating algae blooms are spreading across the global ocean. The ...