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

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

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

A shingles vaccination program that began in Wales in 2013 has led to two discoveries that give fresh hope to efforts to ...

A rare vomiting condition associated with chronic cannabis use is becoming more common at emergency departments in the US.

Changes to just one gene, called GRIN2A, have now been tied to psychiatric symptoms, including early-onset schizophrenia.

When people use hand gestures that visually represent what they're saying, listeners see them as more clear, competent and ...

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

Other recent studies have found a surge in cancer in young people in recent years, with the rate of diagnosis in under-50s jumping to nearly 80 percent in three decades, according to a 2023 study.

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.

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

On the windswept hills overlooking Türkiye's vast southeastern plains, new archaeological discoveries are revealing how life might have looked 11,000 years ago when the world's earliest communities ...