Scientists studying magma from the 2021 Tajogaite eruption on La Palma have discovered that extreme heat can dramatically ...

Modern humans carry DNA from two mysterious extinct lineages in addition to Neanderthals and Denisovans. Their hidden genetic ...

New research challenges the decades-old idea that children experience an “adiposity rebound” when their BMI begins rising around age 6. Although BMI returns to earlier levels, a more reliable measure ...

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Sleeping well during a heatwave starts with stopping the home from overheating. Close blinds against strong sunlight, ...

More than 150 years after Darwin’s finches helped reshape biology, Galápagos plants are exposing another evolutionary ...

Blood cancers that eventually worsen may carry detectable genetic warning signs years before patients develop serious ...

A liquid brushed onto cavities in seconds may spare many young children from pain, infection, and surgery. A major U.S. trial ...

Scientists traced a mysterious surge of low-energy gamma rays from zinc-70 to magnetic changes occurring inside its nucleus.

A gene involved in the brain’s overnight cleaning system may change how strongly poor sleep affects Alzheimer’s-related brain changes. The findings point toward more personalized prevention strategies ...

Signals traveling from the gut to the brain may help turn meals into lasting memories. Rats showed stronger memory activity ...

Europa’s hidden ocean has made the icy moon one of the solar system’s most promising places to search for habitable ...