Just over half a billion years ago, Earth was rocked by a global mass extinction event, a dramatic interruption of the Cambrian explosion of life on Earth.

This was a familiar scene off the south coasts of Devon and Cornwall early last year, as a bloom of the common octopus ...

Calling ingredients with multiple health benefits 'superfoods' may be more of a marketing gimmick than a scientific category, ...

"These results suggest that memory decline in aging is not just about one region or one gene – it reflects a broad biological ...

On December 22nd, 2032, Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 4 percent chance of actually striking the Moon. If it does, it will release ...

Researchers connecting pieces of the massive Alzheimer's puzzle are closer to slotting the next one in place, with yet ...

An enzyme known to regulate inflammation throughout the body has now been found to also act as a master switch for genes ...

Neuroscience supports the idea that shoes can change sensory input, posture, and movement. It does not support claims that ...

Understanding how cells become fat cells is a crucial part of tackling conditions like obesity and type 2 diabetes – and a new study just gave us some important clues into how we might prevent them ...

Researchers have demonstrated that liposomes target tumours more effectively and reduce side effects, while others have observed that these nanomedicines improve the penetration and specificity of ...

People who don't eat meat may be less likely than meat eaters to reach the age of 100, according to a recent study.

In Earth's highly radioactive hotspots, life can get pretty strange – from fungus that seems to thrive to an explosion of ...