Adults who have never been married are at a significantly higher risk of developing cancer than those who are married or have ...

A monumental archaeological excavation in Africa has uncovered the lives of the humans who lived there 100,000 years ago.

Too much vitamin D raises calcium absorption, which can lead to hypercalcemia, where calcium forms dangerous deposits in ...

Look up at a full Moon on a clear night and you are staring at a face that has been punched, gouged, and battered for four ...

After receiving a stem cell transplant from his brother, a 63-year-old Norwegian man known as the "Oslo patient" has become ...

Researchers have discovered that simple liquids can have breaking points, beyond which they suddenly fracture like solids.

The debilitating, chronic loss of joint cartilage known as osteoarthritis causes pain and bone decay for hundreds of millions ...

Much interest in quantum computer development was spurred by Peter Shor's 1994 discovery of an algorithm that showed how ...

Marine heat waves are supercharging damage caused by hurricanes and tropical cyclones across the globe, a new study found.

Long before we had modern antibiotics to rely on, people often turned to traditional medicines from plants to treat ...

There are increasing concerns over the harm being done by so-called 'forever chemicals', and research has now linked some of ...

Once a low-mass Sun-like star, SDSS J0715-7334 has reached the end of its main-sequence lifespan and is now a red giant ...