The fragmentary bones belong to Homo affinis erectus, an esoteric offshoot of our family tree that inhabited Spain more than one million yea...

Just three months of exercising in water can trim waist circumference by as much as 3cm, a new study has revealed.

A new study suggests that water first appeared in the universe just a couple hundred million years after the Big Bang — meaning life could h...

As UC San Diego stood to lose more than $150 million in federal funding, directly threatening scientific research, thousands of science prof...

By the year 2100, some parts of Earth orbit may have upwards of 66% less carrying capacity for satellites, according to a new study.

An AI model can scan your brain with non-invasive equipment and convert your thoughts into typed sentences — with no implants required.

A photograph of a water droplet.

Vaccine ‘cocktail’ protects mice against build-up of plaque in arteries

WASHINGTON: Climate scientist Tom Di Liberto had dreamed of working at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) since coll...

North Carolinians protest cuts to government services and the social safety net in the name of government efficiency. (Photo: Clayton Henkel...

A recent study observed sleeping participants' pupils during sleep, using a new method that could have implications for studying sleep disor...

While threatened by climate change, otters are key to protecting their ocean ecosystems

Predictions on the dawn of the AI singularity vary wildly but scientists generally say it will come before 2040, according to new analysis,...

Clinical trials from the UK to Japan are exploring man-made substitutes for blood.

As the world marks five years since the devastating arrival of Covid-19 , new revelations continue to emerge about the origins of the virus...