Scientists investigating an alarming rise in bowel cancer in young adults have identified the bacterial toxin colibactin as a ...

A US teenager was recently reported to have developed the oddly named medical condition "popcorn lung" after vaping in secret ...

The macabre world of ancient Egyptian ritual sacrifice may have contributed to the domestication of cats, new research ...

A mutation that helps insects survive our chemical onslaught has been found in one of the worst places imaginable: the genome ...

As it whooshed over the Gale Crater on February 28, the orbiter snapped a picture of the rover, which appears as a tiny black ...

An accurate diagnosis of ADHD is crucial in bringing clarity and the right support to people who need it, but current ...

Remote cameras in Africa have captured the first images and video of wild chimpanzees eating and sharing fermented fruit that ...

Large kangaroos today roam long distances across the outback, often surviving droughts by moving in mobs to find new food ...

To tattoo a tardigrade, Zhao and his colleagues adapted a nanofabrication technique called ice lithography. This is a form of ...

Depending on who you follow on social media, you may have come across talk of a little-known herb called ashwagandha over the ...

Earth won't remain habitable forever. According to some research, the aging Sun will render it lifeless in about 900 million ...

Ever since its formation around 4.5 billion years ago, Earth's rotation has been gradually slowing down, and its days have ...