It turns out that tau is not just Alzheimer's foe, as new study finds it also builds lasting memories.

The greatest mass extinction of all time was triggered by climatic conditions that are beginning to reappear today, scientists warn.

Food delivery apps, cheaper-than-ever booze and the myth that wine is 'healthier' than spirits are fuelling a deadly liver disease crisis in...

Researchers created a powerfully adhesive paintable electrode—and it’s over ten times more breathable in hot weather than normal medical ele...

Following the success of their October UK tour which saw them headline London’s iconic Roundhouse, We Are Scientists have announced further...

A worldwide dementia study finds risk factors vary by country—but surprising patterns repeat everywhere.

A Yale researcher told Newsweek one newly identified Parkinson's target is already being tested in trials.

For half a century, workers in northern China have been using a technique called "straw checkerboards" to combat desertification

This week's science news was filled with big discoveries from the world of the small, led by a physicist's creation of a mini-universe, whic...

The universe keeps telling us that black holes exist in an "impossible" mass zone. That's leaving astronomers to find alternative origin sto...

Scientists used to think so-called “slow slip events” were “theoretically impossible.” Now these subtle tectonic shifts could be the key to...

Researchers in the United States, Europe, and Argentina have discovered that some trees stop growing in the heat of summer—a find that could...

Scientists found alcohol has opposite effects on the Alzheimer's brain—and the results left researchers stunned.

University of Tokyo researchers said the study's findings could advance understanding of disorders in which social memory and emotional proc...

Most people can visualise – they can have imagined experiences of seeing people and scenes that aren’t there. But not everyone can