A new national poll highlights a surprising gap in public awareness about a major dietary risk factor for colorectal cancer.

A new room-temperature quantum device developed at Stanford uses twisted light and advanced materials to link photons and electrons. Modern quantum computers are typically large, costly systems that ...

A newly discovered gene switch may help turn chemotherapy-resistant pancreatic cancer into a treatable disease.

Researchers used molecular signatures in mobile DNA to trace the evolutionary origins of the cultivated strawberry genome.

Credit: Shutterstock A naturally occurring compound in rice bran may play an unexpected role in regulating intestinal movement. A team of scientists led by Dr. Keisuke Obara, Dr. Kento Yoshioka, and ...

Scientists say the combination of insomnia and sleep apnea could quietly increase the risk of heart disease. New research from Yale School of Medicine (YSM) points to a powerful and adjustable factor ...

Researchers in Finland have experimentally realized a long-predicted class of quantum material: a two-dimensional topological crystalline insulator. Physicists at the University of Jyväskylä and Aalto ...

A new study suggests that a common menopause treatment may influence how effectively certain weight-loss medications work.

A newly designed optical centrifuge allows scientists to control molecular rotation inside superfluid helium nano-droplets.

A newly named Australian tree nicknamed the “zombie tree” cannot reproduce because of a deadly fungal disease.

Scientists may have been dramatically undercounting the number of vertebrate species on Earth. A large analysis of more than 300 studies suggests that for every recognized species of fish, bird, ...

Ancient DNA from Ajvide graves shows Stone Age burials often grouped extended relatives, highlighting the importance of wider ...