A new study reveals that astrocytes—star-shaped support cells traditionally viewed as passive partners of neurons—play a ...

A resurfaced CIA document reveals that US intelligence once examined research hinting at a potential cancer treatment more ...

A study by Johns Hopkins University has found that alien microbes could travel between planets on asteroids, meaning humans could be descended from Martians. Astrobiologists have long speculated that ...

Why do falling cats always seem to land on their feet? Scientists have been arguing about the precise mechanism for a very long time—since at least 1700, in fact—conducting all manner of experiments ...

A 17-year-old whiz kid whose Southern California home was at the center of an FBI and hazmat squad probe last week said the search was all because of his science experiment.

On International Women’s Day, it’s worth pausing to look up, not just at the sky, but at the women who helped us understand ...

Advances in organ and computer models are raising the prospect that some animal experiments could be eliminated. But there ...

Researchers have discovered a new way to increase a key brain protein damaged in Rett syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that affects thousands of children worldwide. Early studies in mice and ...

Cocaine addiction isn’t simply a failure of willpower — it’s the result of lasting biological changes in the brain.

A potential new mineral on Mars forms when iron sulfates are heated above 100°C. Data from Valles Marineris regions suggest ...

HTV-X1 is set to be released by Canadarm2 from the ISS, remaining in orbit for three months while conducting JAXA-controlled science experiments and technology demonstrations.

A new book from Rebecca Solnit, promising to bring us hope in these “difficult times”, is among our pick of popular science titles out this month – along with a guide on how to talk to AI, and a look ...