An eight-year Finnish study found that children who spent more time on screens tended to show better cognitive processing as teenagers, challenging common assumptions about screen use. Researchers say ...

Nature invented biodegradable plastic long before humans did—and animals may have been feeding on it for hundreds of millions of years. Researchers discovered that dozens of animal species possess ...

A centuries-old heart drug costing less than ten cents a day could help keep heart-failure patients out of the hospital. New ...

Physicists may have uncovered a hidden feature inside protons that helps preserve one of matter’s most fundamental properties ...

Scientists have discovered that tiny, sharply curved wrinkles in graphene can dramatically alter its electrical behavior, ...

As we age, the body appears to sacrifice walking efficiency in exchange for stability. Older adults stiffen the ankle more ...

Scientists have discovered a new extinct amphibian species hiding in the fossil collections of Los Angeles’ La Brea Tar Pits.

Exercise and healthy blood sugar levels in midlife may help slow cognitive decline decades later. Physical activity appeared ...

A widely available food-preservation chemical is emerging as a disturbing factor in rising UK suicide deaths, particularly ...

COVID-19 can reactivate dormant viruses hiding in the body, including Epstein-Barr, cytomegalovirus, and several herpes ...

Scientists have long thought an unusual genetic system helped ants, bees, and wasps evolve their extraordinary social ...

Gut microbes need something to eat, and when fiber is limited, they may begin consuming proteins from the mucus lining that protects the gut. Researchers found that fiber can suppress this process, ...