Chronic tinnitus may increase stress levels by keeping the body that much closer to a fight-or-flight response to sound, a ...

The male-determining sex chromosome has lost 97 percent of its ancestral genes in the last 300 million years. If that rate ...

This week in science: the genetic secrets of the 'vampire squid from hell'; a dinosaur superhighway; the longest known ...

The origins of complex, nucleated cellular life – everything from amoebas to humans – may date back a lot further in Earth's ...

Other recent studies have found a surge in cancer in young people in recent years, with the rate of diagnosis in under-50s ...

Imagine trying to enjoy your favourite meal but finding that your gums hurt, your mouth feels dry, and chewing has become ...

Getting a better understanding of how the brain works is tricky, as living brains aren't easily prodded and analyzed.

A prehistoric bird that lived and died 120 million years ago has presented forensic paleontologists with a baffling medical ...

If you want to stand out at your next metal gig, don't settle for a spot of color in a sea of black – go ultrablack instead.

An expanse of ancient rock in the high-altitude Torotoro National Park in Bolivia has been revealed as the largest dinosaur ...

On the windswept hills overlooking Türkiye's vast southeastern plains, new archaeological discoveries are revealing how life ...

A major volcanic cataclysm may have been ultimately responsible for the spread of the Black Death across Europe in the 1340s.