Astronomers caught gas from a giant star falling onto a neutron star at over 335,000 mph, revealing how each burst of ...

Chilling ice to minus 76 degrees Fahrenheit cracked it off metal, and how fast a surface carries heat decided the outcome.

High-dose vitamin D was linked with higher thinking scores in people with sleep problems and mild cognitive impairment.

Scientists discovered blood markers that appear after exposure to air pollution. Breathing dirty air leaves a chemical trail ...

A nine-year study of sticklebacks reveals how foreign DNA can rapidly disappear after hybridization, helping maintain ...

Routine MRI scans tied disadvantaged neighborhoods to older-looking, smaller brains, even in patients with no visible disease ...

Surveys long failed to tell Eastern and Western cultures apart. A new study points to duty toward close family and friends, ...

Classroom dust contains common bacteria linked to small differences in children's lung function, but researchers say cause ...

One rare inherited mutation raised lung cancer risk more than smoking did, and the effect was strongest in people who never ...

People coughed more at night on days when fine-particle pollution rose, even in cities whose air stayed under the WHO daily ...

Scientists just named a bright orange killifish found in the Amazon, but the places it is known from are already damaged by ...

Metal ions bridging the grooves of two DNA helices explain how they lock together, the first direct look at the DNA zipper ...