After a disastrous 1970s renovation, archaeologists tasked with assessing decades of damage have stumbled upon unexpected ...

So while one-off tests of biological age make for impressive social media posts, for most people they represent a significant ...

Tens of millions of Americans sweltered outside or sought air-conditioned refuge as an "extremely dangerous" heat wave ...

Within a tiny plankton, an even smaller cell has been found living an unexpectedly virus-like existence, challenging what it ...

Bats living among the orchards of Yunnan province in southwest China have been found harboring a variety of unknown pathogens ...

The eyes can reveal a lot about the health of our brain. Indeed, problems with the eyes can be one of the earliest signs of ...

We know that sitting for long periods of time isn't good for us, but just how much exercise is needed to counteract the ...

On March 8, ALMA spotted a pair of jets blasting out of the comet's nucleus – its solid icy core. Spectrometry revealed that ...

The main allergen appears to be prostate-specific antigen (PSA): a protein found in all seminal plasma, not just that of a particular partner. In other words, women can develop a reaction to any man's ...

Ancient seas left an expanse of rolling gypsum dunes known as White Sands in New Mexico, and within this surreal landscape ...

Rubin's first mission is a 10-year survey of the southern sky called the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST). Every few ...

There's no strong evidence sharks benefit from freezing when attacked. In fact, modern predators such as orcas can use this response against sharks by flipping them over to immobilise them and then ...