Researchers have revealed that so-called “junk DNA” contains powerful switches that help control brain cells linked to ...

Spending a few hours a week helping others may slow the aging of the brain. Researchers found that both formal volunteering ...

In a rare and historic achievement, Children’s Hospital Colorado successfully completed its first dual heart and liver ...

Long before whales and sharks, enormous marine reptiles dominated the oceans with unmatched power. Scientists have ...

A small tweak to mitochondrial energy production led to big gains in health and longevity. Mice engineered to boost a protein that helps mitochondria work more efficiently lived longer and showed ...

A new bioluminescent tool allows neurons to glow on their own, letting scientists track brain activity without harmful lasers ...

Researchers announced over 70 new species in a single year, including bizarre insects, ancient dinosaurs, rare mammals, and ...

After injury, the visual system can recover by growing new neural connections rather than replacing lost cells. Researchers ...

New research reveals when glaciers around the world will vanish and why every fraction of a degree of warming could decide ...

Cosmic “touchdown airbursts” — explosions of comets or asteroids above Earth’s surface — may be far more common and destructive than previously thought, according to new research. Unlike ...

Gravitational waves from black holes may soon reveal where dark matter is hiding. A new model shows how dark matter surrounding massive black holes leaves detectable fingerprints in the waves recorded ...

Much of the western U.S. is overdue for wildfire, with decades of suppression allowing fuel to build up across millions of hectares. Researchers estimate that 74% of the region is in a fire deficit, ...