An ungainly barrel of a shark cruising languidly over a barren seabed far too deep for the sun's rays to illuminate was an ...

Every diet has its day in the sun, but emerging evidence is now casting a shadow on the hype of intermittent fasting.

It's difficult to forget standing in front of a glacier that is advancing towards you, towering ice pillars constantly ...

Deer have the ability to see ultraviolet light, and a recent study shows they can also leave a glowing trail visible in those wavelengths, too.

Beall has been studying the human response to hypoxic living conditions for years. In research published in October 2024, she and her team revealed some of the specific adaptations in Tibetan ...

A new study identifies an extreme but effective way that brain immune cells can prevent the parasite Toxoplasma gondii from spreading: they kill themselves to eliminate the dangerous microbes they ...

A burst of X-rays from 8 billion years ago may be the first clear evidence of a white dwarf torn apart by a black hole.

Tiny air pollution particles may be doing more than harming our lungs. A new study links long-term exposure to PM 2.5 to a ...

Not only can the drug metformin help to effectively manage type 2 diabetes, but it may also give older women a better chance ...

At just 500 kilometers across, Saturn's sixth-largest moon would fit comfortably inside the United Kingdom, with room to spare.

A new Alzheimer's study has produced a first-of-its-kind genetic map, which could provide vital insights into the ...

The first solar eclipse of the year will grace Antarctica, and only a lucky few will get to bask – or waddle – in its glow.