Many have assumed that going without food might acutely impair mental sharpness

Researchers are deliberately setting off real (small) earthquakes to understand how to gauge the danger of a fault line before it breaks.

"Lifestyle changes may slow the emergence of cognitive symptoms if we act early.” said neurologist Dr. Jasmeer Chhatwal.

Humans likely left a lot of archaeological evidence along the Bering Land Bridge when they crossed from Asia to Alaska during the last ice a...

The surprise announcement that the United States is planning to resume nuclear testing is sending shockwaves through the scientific communit...

In his new book, neuroscientist Steve Ramirez delves in the fast-growing field of memory manipulation, which is being explored as a treatmen...

The sustainable aviation fuel is reported to meet industry standards without needing to be blended with fossil fuels.

Researchers have gained new insights into rhinoceros evolution and the longevity of the North Atlantic Land Bridge from analyzing the perfec...

Bossing around an AI underling may yield better results than being polite, but that doesn’t mean a ruder tone won’t have consequences in the...

An argument over whether fossils from several small dinosaurs represent a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex or smaller adults of a separate species...

Researchers are not even halfway through analyzing the thousands of samples collected from the Southern Ocean, but they've already discovere...

Scientists have identified 13 genes that could increase a person’s risk of developing obesity

The ice sample, retrieved in Antarctica, is the oldest on record—but this discovery may just be tip of the iceberg.

We spend about one-third of our lives asleep, and yet, the secret of how our brain falls asleep remains one of the greatest mysteries of neu...

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN(CNN) — Glowing bats may sound like Halloween decor, but researchers in Georgia have discovered certain species of...