Growing up as ardent readers, we were encouraged by Charles Dickens in Great Expectations, “Heaven knows we need never be ...

Gray whales have mounted an incredible comeback before, notably when the US ended commercial whaling and introduced the ...

Opening windows on hot days can trap heat, making homes warmer and more uncomfortable. Research shows that hot air enters ...

The world's 'oldest' octopus fossil is not an octopus, people are speaking fewer words per day, humans evolved to heal ...

UAB researchers discover that the immune system consistently targets the same region of mismatched HLA proteins after organ ...

When do you become old? A new study has revealed the exact age.

Author Rachel Zoffness breaks down why we have chronic pain and how science shows that it’s all in our head ...

It’s ancient, unstoppable and strangely contagious. Here’s what science now knows about the humble yawn, and why evolution ...

Environmental disasters affect both urban and rural communities, but rural communities suffer more severely. In a study in a ...

Data from more than 15,000 ancient people reveal natural selection of hundreds of genes linked to immunity, skin tone, ...

Some researchers hold that evolution hasn’t much altered humans in the past 10,000 years. A new analysis of ancient DNA ...

Feeling mentally “on” isn’t just in your head—it can significantly boost what you accomplish. Researchers found that sharper thinking on a given day leads people to set bigger goals and actually ...