A sweeping global study found that chronic kidney disease now affects nearly 800 million people and has become one of the world's leading causes of death. Often silent in its early stages, the ...

For more than a century, pianists and music teachers have argued over whether a performer’s touch can actually change the ...

A new study suggests Antarctica’s ice sheet hit a climate tipping point about one million years ago, making it far more ...

Tiny birds on remote Scottish islands are undergoing a dramatic evolutionary transformation. Scientists studying four ...

When the body runs low on protein, the gut sends powerful signals to the brain that reshape cravings and push animals to seek ...

The Arctic Ocean may have crossed a dangerous tipping point. Scientists say the rapid disappearance of sea ice is triggering ...

Scientists have shown that brain connectivity patterns can predict mental functions across the entire brain. Each region has a unique “connectivity fingerprint” tied to its role in cognition, from ...

Scientists have solved the mystery of the Seychelles’ vanished crocodiles using DNA from historic museum specimens. The ...

Scientists at Stanford may have uncovered a hidden reason our brains decline with age. Studying the ultra-short-lived turquoise killifish, researchers discovered that the cellular machinery ...

Using cannabis edibles and alcohol together may make drivers far more impaired than either substance alone, according to new research from Johns Hopkins. Even more concerning, common field sobriety ...

CBD may be doing far more than just easing pain or anxiety — new research suggests it could help fight Alzheimer’s disease by calming the brain’s runaway immune response. In experiments using ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new way to control superconductivity — the mysterious phenomenon where electricity flows with zero energy loss. By pairing twisted layers of graphene with a ...