Sections of DNA once dismissed as dormant and useless could in fact be recruited to fight certain types of drug-resistant blood cancers, new research has revealed.

Comet 3I/ATLAS, only the third known visitor from beyond our Solar System, has been brightening far more rapidly than expected as it approaches perihelion, its closest point to the Sun.

Exercise is like medicine for the heart, and just like with medication, you need the right "dose" for it to be effective.

Elite athletes can push their bodies to the very limit, but even they can't surpass the boundaries of human nature, according to new research.

Our gut is full of tiny creatures that help us digest our food, protect us from harmful intruders, and act as the telephone line between our digestive system and brain.

While creatine is generally considered to be safe for young people to use, it's no shortcut to getting fit. It's better for young people looking to get strong or improve their athletic performance to ...

Cannabis use may leave lasting fingerprints on the human body, a study of over 1,000 adults published in 2023 suggests – not ...

When metal alloys are processed during manufacturing, the atoms of the combined elements are mixed together at random, ...

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Continuous sleep is a modern habit, not an evolutionary constant, which helps explain why many of us still wake at 3 am and ...

A question that has vexed physicists for the past century may finally have a solution – but perhaps not the one everyone was ...

Chimpanzees can change their minds when the facts no longer support their previous beliefs – a rational level of thinking ...