Physicists in the US say they have created a simulation that, for the first time, demonstrates "ideal glass" is possible, resolving a decades-old paradox.

A blockbuster anti-obesity and diabetes drug could cost as little as $3 per month to manufacture once it goes off patent later this month, researchers said Friday, providing a major opportunity to ...

For most of human existence, listening was closely tied to moments that carried meaning, emotion, or survival.

Japan has approved ground-breaking stem-cell treatments for Parkinson's and severe heart failure, one of the manufacturers and media reports said Friday, with the therapies expected to reach patients ...

A group of natural compounds attracting attention for their anti-aging potential has a dark side. New research shows how a family of chemicals called polyamines speeds up the growth of cancer cells.

Evolutionary theory has revolutionized the way we understand humans – yet more than a century after Darwin's ideas reshaped biology, the female form of our species remains largely a mystery.

One of the driest regions in the world is being transformed into a carbon sink through a long-term, large-scale tree planting program, absorbing more greenhouse gases than it emits.

Have you ever heard someone claim they have a 'fast metabolism'? This typically means they can eat whatever they want without ...

Giving birth to more than the average number of children or having no children at all has been linked to a shorter lifespan ...

Researchers are painstakingly reconstructing the oldest-known map of the night sky – previously thought lost forever – by X-raying parchment that contains the star catalog hidden beneath other text.

A class of medications best known for treating diabetes and obesity may also reduce the risk of addiction – and help people ...

In 2022, NASA made history, deliberately smashing a spacecraft into an asteroid to see if it could alter the object's orbit around its larger companion asteroid.