While we have sent probes billions of kilometers into interstellar space, humans have barely scratched the surface of our own ...

In geology terms, a clast is just a word for a small rock fragment stuck inside a bigger rock. Finding clasts isn't ...

A common bacterium usually found in the respiratory system appears to be linked to cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease ...

It's easy to feel powerless against cancer, but a new study has identified several ways that we can reduce the odds of it ...

A new kind of pill sharply reduced artery-clogging cholesterol in people who remain at high risk of heart attacks despite ...

Chronic exposure to pollution from wildfires has been linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually in the United States, ...

A microscopic clump of sodium has become the largest object ever to be observed as a wave, improving upon previous records by thousands of atoms.

Yawning has an unusual and unexpected effect on the flow of fluid protecting the brain, a recent study reveals, though it's ...

For more than a century, the Green River's course through the Uinta Mountains in Utah's northeast has been a geological ...

For the first time, scientists have discovered evidence of bacteria hiding in 'noninfectious' kidney stones. These hardened ...

Supplementing the guts of older mice with poop from younger ones has revealed the key role microbes play in intestinal stem ...

Could humanity nuke an incoming asteroid to deflect it and save the Earth, disaster-movie style? A unique new impact ...