Long-term inhalation of toxic air appears to dull the protective power of regular workouts, according to a massive global ...

Researchers discovered why bird flu can survive temperatures that stop human flu in its tracks. A key gene, PB1, gives avian ...

A major review across 73 countries finds that access to antiseizure medications is rising, but safe prescribing isn’t keeping pace. Valproate—linked to serious birth defects—remains widely used in ...

A large-scale Brazilian study found dangerous levels of toxic metals in popular children’s toys, with barium and lead topping ...

Researchers have finally assigned a strange 3.4-million-year-old foot to Australopithecus deyiremeda, confirming that Lucy’s species wasn’t alone in ancient Ethiopia. This hominin had an opposable big ...

Princeton researchers found that the brain excels at learning because it reuses modular “cognitive blocks” across many tasks.

University of Queensland researchers visualized yellow fever virus particles at near-atomic detail, uncovering major ...

Data from over 47,000 dogs reveal that CBD is most often used in older pets with chronic health issues. Long-term CBD use was ...

Using intense X-rays, researchers captured a buckyball as it expanded, split and shed electrons under strong laser fields.

Spermine, a small but powerful molecule in the body, helps neutralize harmful protein accumulations linked to Alzheimer’s and ...

A 20-year project in Bangladesh reveals that lowering arsenic levels in drinking water can slash death rates from major ...

Researchers identified a new, sticky form of mitochondrial DNA damage that builds up at dramatically higher levels than in ...