Physicists may have uncovered a hidden feature inside protons that helps preserve one of matter’s most fundamental properties ...

As we age, the body appears to sacrifice walking efficiency in exchange for stability. Older adults stiffen the ankle more ...

Scientists have discovered a new extinct amphibian species hiding in the fossil collections of Los Angeles’ La Brea Tar Pits.

Scientists have uncovered why two seemingly opposite ways of targeting the same brain receptor can both promote weight loss. In mice, activating the GIP receptor in the brainstem reduced appetite, ...

Gut microbes need something to eat, and when fiber is limited, they may begin consuming proteins from the mucus lining that protects the gut. Researchers found that fiber can suppress this process, ...

Astronomers have witnessed a black hole violently shredding a massive star, creating one of the most energetic stellar ...

A widely available food-preservation chemical is emerging as a disturbing factor in rising UK suicide deaths, particularly ...

Scientists have long thought an unusual genetic system helped ants, bees, and wasps evolve their extraordinary social ...

COVID-19 can reactivate dormant viruses hiding in the body, including Epstein-Barr, cytomegalovirus, and several herpes ...

Rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may be leaving a measurable imprint inside the human body. Researchers analyzing more than two decades of U.S. health data found that blood bicarbonate levels ...

Fossils collected in Osaka more than 30 years ago have revealed a surprise hiding in plain sight: four previously unrecognized bones from a giant Cretaceous mosasaur. Among them is the first confirmed ...

Scientists have found that the AMOC may be far more vulnerable to rapid warming than to temperature alone. When warming ...