There may be a habitable world at the Sun's closest solar twin. In the complex space inhabited by the Alpha Centauri triple ...

Take note of the name: ReHMGB1. A new study pinpoints this protein as being able to spread the wear and tear that comes with time as it quietly travels through the bloodstream. This adds significantly ...

Artificial intelligence is a lively topic of conversation in schools and workplaces, which could lead you to believe that ...

Astronomers have confirmed the earliest, most distant black hole yet – and it's surprisingly monstrous for its time.

The Mediterranean diet and others like it have been extensively linked to reducing the risk of disease, cognitive decline, ...

A new test helps predict which kids face the largest genetic risk of a high body mass index (BMI) later in life.

Hidden nearby, paleontologists have now stumbled upon the teeth of another Homo species, dating back 2.59 million years, as ...

When global events set our minds to wondering if humanity has what it takes to persist, it's natural to wonder about other worlds, other life, other intelligent species, and if those others might be ...

Ozempic and drugs like it have done wonders for weight loss by mimicking the natural hormone GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1), ...

We're still not sure exactly what causes Alzheimer's disease, but we know what its effects look like, and we're getting better at detecting the early signs of it – including, perhaps, those in our ...

The recent auction of a Martian meteorite – for a record-grabbing $5.3 million at Sotheby's New York – has sparked questions over its provenance and renewed debate over who gets to claim rocks fallen ...

The idea of taking blood from the young to rejuvenate the elderly is getting an increasing amount of attention from ...