We're all a certain number of years and months and days old, but alongside this chronological age is a biological age: the ...

Knowing how the body burns fat is crucial to understanding all kinds of metabolic systems – for regulating body temperature, ...

In the middle of Laos, an ancient mystery bulges from the sweeping plains and intermittent forests of the Xiangkhoang Plateau ...

The explosion of a reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant 40 years ago in April 1986 was one of the biggest human-made ...

Simple, reliable tests to identify cognitive decline earlier in life and track it over time can make a real difference to ...

Scientists have spotted two humpback whales that made separate, record-breaking crossings between Australia and Brazil.

Two large gold deposits discovered in China may hold a collective mass of over 2,000 metric tons (2,200 US tons) of the ...

Weight-loss injections, such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, have transformed how we treat obesity. Around 1.6 million adults in ...

It's well established that being overweight or obese increases cancer risk, but a new study adds some valuable fine print to ...

Oxygen levels have decreased in almost 80 percent of rivers worldwide, and they're going to continue losing this precious ...

Tiny fragments of plastic are making their way deep inside our bodies in concerning quantities, particularly through our food ...

After decades of stigma, researchers are studying cannabis and its compounds like never before. As regulations and ...