Once common contributing factors such as body mass index and smoking status were factored in, the final calculations showed ...

We don't all respond to the same diets in the same way, and results from a new study help explain why: Gut microbes that naturally produce more methane are also able to squeeze more energy and ...

A simple eye scan could be used to check for signs of heart disease risk and biological aging, a new study shows – ...

Genes on the sex chromosomes would be expected to show different activity between men (with an X chromosome and a Y chromosome) and women (with two X chromosomes). However, most (90%) sex-biased genes ...

The motions of stars in the Milky Way have revealed a giant outward ripple, set off by a massive event sometime in our galaxy ...

A suspected strike by "tiny space debris" has delayed the return of the Chinese spaceship Shenzhou-20 and three astronauts, Beijing's space agency said on Wednesday.

The latest study on America's state of mind is in, and it reveals a concerning rise in the share of adults who say they have ...

A monumental complex built by the Maya around 3,000 years ago was modeled on a map of the cosmos, new fieldwork has revealed.

Neanderthals inhabited western Eurasia from about 400,000 years ago until their extinction about 40,000 years ago and have often been caricatured as the archetypal "cavemen". Questions about their ...

The full Moon that's about to shine on Earth on November 5 will be the biggest and brightest of 2025's three full supermoons.