Ants branched into thousands of new species after the dinosaurs died, and a new study links that burst to jumping genes in ...

A droplet of salty water full of DNA strands added, multiplied and divided numbers by settling into the right answer as it ...

New scans of a 345-million-year-old fossil reveal that Westlothiana, once considered an early reptile, belonged to a far more ...

Ancient Roman bookshops reveal how books were written, copied, sold and corrected, tracing the evolution of writing from clay ...

Swedish students understood food’s climate impact, but taste, fullness, and familiarity mattered more when judging their ...

In the U.S., greater exposure to drought and extreme heat often overlaps with poverty, older housing, and limited health insurance.

A doctor who has lived 36 years as a cancer patient explains why "How are you?" is hard to answer, and which words from a clinician help or harm.

New research reveals how genetic isolation, continued hunting, and shrinking grazing habitat combined to drive Scandinavia’s ...

Fluorine from forever chemicals in firefighting foam comes back as silver fluoride, a reagent drug makers already buy by the bottle.

A review of 21 clinical trials found cancer patients who were in structured exercise programs had a lower risk of dying and of the cancer returning.

A study finds 26% of people classified with a normal BMI meet the new definition of "clinical obesity," based on waist size and existing health damage.

A silicone chip grows human cell clumps under flowing fluid, then splits open to release them intact, an animal testing ...