Supplementing the guts of older mice with poop from younger ones has revealed the key role microbes play in intestinal stem ...

Could humanity nuke an incoming asteroid to deflect it and save the Earth, disaster-movie style? A unique new impact ...

Scientists are calling for urgent action on free-living amoebas – a little-known group of microbes that could pose a growing ...

Zombie' coronavirus fragments not only help drive inflammation in long-COVID, but also destroy our immune cells.

Putting aside the risk of an early grave by accident or injury, your genes may have a much greater impact on your lifespan than previously thought, according to an unparalleled study of twin data.

Caffeine in coffee is a muscle stimulant that increases the heart rate in some people. This can potentially contribute to an irregular heartbeat, known as arrhythmia. Caffeine also stimulates adrenal ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – NASA's long-awaited moonshot with astronauts is off until at least March because of hydrogen fuel leaks that marred the dress rehearsal of its giant new rocket.

But that good arm can be strengthened. In our newly published research in the journal JAMA Neurology, we found that training the less-impaired arm in people living with chronic stroke can improve ...

A straightforward blood test could one day reveal the earliest signs of Parkinson's disease years before more noticeable symptoms appear, according to a new study of DNA repair and cell stress.

CMEs are big blasts of plasma ejected from the Sun, which are often associated with the best and worst effects of solar storms. They can produce the stunning light shows we experience as auroras – but ...

Grandparents affect their grandchildren's lives in many ways, but a new study suggests seniors might benefit from this ...

In the heart of our galaxy, scientists have discovered the largest sulfur-bearing molecule ever detected beyond Earth, with ...