A wearable device has revealed nighttime hormone surges that may expose a frequently missed cause of high blood pressure. The ...

Scientists have discovered that the brain’s short-range wiring may help protect cognition even as gray matter shrinks with ...

A foundational chemistry concept found in textbooks for almost 100 years may have been taught incorrectly. Researchers say ...

A World War I submarine wreck off Denmark is leaking TNT into the surrounding water, seabed, and marine life more than a century after it sank. Scientists warn that thousands of similar wrecks could ...

Sucralose, the artificial sweetener used in Splenda, came under scrutiny after a study found that a related chemical damaged ...

Cancer rates are rising in adults under 55, and new research suggests accelerated biological aging may be one piece of the puzzle. Scientists found that people from more recent generations tended to ...

Mount Etna’s ancient eruptions followed radically different paths, with some magma lingering near the surface for weeks while ...

Captive-raised saltwater crocodiles released into Bangladesh’s Sundarbans surprised scientists by settling into the wild rather than trying to return to their breeding facility. The result suggests ...

Low vitamin D levels may make recovery from breast cancer surgery more painful, according to a study of 184 women undergoing mastectomy. Patients with vitamin D deficiency were three times more likely ...

The Indian and Pacific oceans have been climatically linked for centuries, but scientists say that connection is now breaking ...

Scientists have engineered yeast to turn PET plastic and agricultural waste into ingredients for protein-rich, 3D-printed ...

A massive worldwide survey of physicists has revealed surprisingly little agreement about some of the universe’s biggest ...