High blood pressure, or hypertension, is the leading cause of premature death worldwide and is strongly linked to heart ...

A new study warns that time spent by children and young adults on phones, gaming consoles, and other electronic devices may ...

Greenland’s melting glaciers feed ocean life, sparking blooms that could reshape ecosystems and the planet’s carbon balance.

These findings suggest that increasing leisure-time physical activity and reducing sedentary behavior may benefit epigenetic aging. A research team led by Takuji Kawamura of Tohoku University has ...

Protein evidence reveals hidden variation in P. robustus. The species may be more complex than once believed. For close to a ...

The ATLAS collaboration has reported evidence for Higgs bosons decaying into muons and has enhanced the ability to detect ...

A Neanderthal AMPD1 variant still present in some Europeans lowers muscle efficiency and may hinder elite athletic ability.

University of Utah geologists study reed-covered mounds that mark locations where ancient groundwater emerges at the surface. As water levels in the Great Salt Lake continue to drop, a new and unusual ...

NASA and France’s SWOT satellite has captured rare, detailed measurements of a tsunami generated by a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. This data, including wave ...

Researchers used Google’s quantum processor to simulate fundamental physics, offering a new way to study the universe’s basic forces and particles. The fundamental forces that shape our universe are ...

A sneaky worm avoids detection by silencing nerves that would normally trigger pain or itching. The finding could inspire new painkillers and tools to protect against infection.