If methane production rises, more of this gas could escape into the atmosphere. Because methane is so effective at trapping ...

When the body encounters infection or cancer, cytotoxic T lymphocytes attach to the affected cell and form the immune synapse ...

A NASA satellite captured a stunning mix of cloud streets, spiraling vortices, and a rare polar storm over southern Alaska as ...

Vitamin B12 may shape metabolism and aging more than previously understood. Vitamin B12 is typically associated with red ...

This disruption has wide-ranging effects. When SIRT1 is suppressed, the liver shifts toward storing fat instead of burning it ...

The analysis revealed a clear pattern. Neurons are arranged in tightly packed, overlapping horizontal stripes based on the ...

Scientists at Cornell University have made a major advance toward a long-awaited goal: a safe, reversible, nonhormonal male ...

Their findings suggest that when abdominal muscles tighten, they squeeze blood vessels connected to the spinal cord and brain ...

Cells use a surprising “pearling” motion to evenly distribute mitochondrial DNA. This newly uncovered process may be key to understanding major diseases. Credit: Stock. A stra ...

A tiny world in our Solar System has an atmosphere it shouldn’t—hinting something dramatic happened there recently.

A nearby “super-Earth” is giving scientists a rare look at the bare surface of a distant world, and it’s far from Earth-like.

Scientists have created a new way to map how brain cells connect by assigning each neuron a unique molecular “barcode.” Using this approach, they were able to trace connections among thousands of ...