A study of 225 newborns suggests prenatal estrogen may have played a role in the evolution of larger human brains. Boys with ...

A large laboratory study found that many commonly used sweeteners can directly change the growth of gut bacteria. Researchers ...

Researchers have created self-destructing living plastic that uses engineered bacteria to completely break itself down when ...

A new particle detector called PLATON could replace millions of tiny detector components with a single block of ...

A new experimental treatment may have found a way to outsmart glioblastoma’s toughest defense: the blood-brain barrier.

A 1,600-year-old mummy discovered in Egypt has revealed something archaeologists had never seen before: a fragment of Homer’s ...

A distant Sun-like star appears to have devoured one of its planets, leaving behind a surprising chemical fingerprint.

A new review highlights exciting progress in atomically thin quantum materials where light and magnetism work together in ...

Scientists have identified a hidden feedback loop that may explain how Earth has regulated its climate for tens of millions ...

A growing Cyclospora outbreak has sickened more than 400 people in four states, and investigators are still searching for the ...

An unusual leopard gecko that naturally develops aggressive tumors may become an important new model for cancer research.

An international study found that finerenone slows kidney function decline and reduces the risk of serious kidney and ...