Osteopenia is a common but often overlooked condition that causes bones to become less dense and more fragile. Because it ...

A Pacific-wide tsunami triggered by a magnitude 8.8 Kamchatka earthquake gave scientists their first detailed satellite view ...

Scientists have discovered a tiny group of neurons in an ancient brain region that acts like a built-in focus filter, helping ...

A groundbreaking superconducting X-ray spectrometer has begun operation at BESSY II, giving Europe its first TES-based system ...

What if consciousness isn’t limited to brains like ours? Philosophers Eric Schwitzgebel and Jeremy Pober argue that ...

A hidden population of South African leopards has revealed a remarkable evolutionary story. Researchers analyzing entire ...

A new study suggests early humans were using fire in South Africa’s Wonderwerk Cave as far back as 1.79 million years ago. Researchers found burned bones deep inside the cave, where natural wildfires ...

A cave in New Zealand has yielded fossils from a lost ecosystem that existed about 1 million years ago, including a possible ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new twist in what happens when cells die. As dying cells break apart, they leave ...

For decades, scientists thought royal jelly was the secret ingredient that turned an ordinary honeybee larva into a queen.

Scientists found that one tiny genetic change can completely alter how a coronavirus behaves in different species. Comparing ...

A study of nearly 300 people across northern Britain found that vitamin D levels often stay low all year in groups most at ...