Scientists announced the Biodiversity Cell Atlas project to map every cell type across all eukaryotic life on Earth.

HPV, a very common virus, is found to hijack the body's cells to directly drive skin cancer growth, even after surgeries and ...

Scientists found a 430-million-year-old leech fossil, Macromyzon siluricus. It shows leeches first lived in oceans and did not drink blood.

The timing of Earth's early formation points to a planet that started out dry. So, life’s essential building blocks arrived ...

Scientists solved the mystery of will-o'-the-wisps by discovering that methane bubbles in marshes create lightning sparks ...

Taking blood pressure medication before bedtime significantly reduces nighttime blood pressure without adverse effects.

Scientists analyzing moon rock from China’s Chang’e 6 mission find the far side of the moon may be colder deep down than the ...

Feeling more in control helps people handle daily stress better — and the effect gets stronger with age, according to new ...

ALS may be linked to the immune system, which could explain differences in survival and open doors for new treatments.

Walking reshapes brain hearing, shifting sound focus with movement and turns for safer, sharper daily listening.

Fossil plankton reveal oceans shifted dramatically 200,000 years before Earth’s great warming, offering new warnings for ...

Historic hidden chamber from 1847 was discovered beneath the Smithsonian Castle, revealing details about Washington's early ...