Your brain uses some of the same language and cognitive systems for both reading and listening, but it also performs ...

Artificial sweeteners were introduced to offer a healthier alternative to sugar – but as a new study highlights, these ...

Is there a massive undiscovered planet on the outer reaches of the Solar System? The idea has been around since before the ...

An adopted embryo that was frozen for 30 and a half years has given rise to what some claim is the 'oldest baby' in the world ...

Scientists have discovered the long-buried secret of a 17th-century French aristocrat 400 years after her death: She was using gold wire to keep her teeth from falling out.

A small, retrospective study in a part of Utah known for poor air quality retraced pollution exposure levels in patients ...

Sharks with frickin' lasers are tired news. Peacocks, apparently, are where it's truly at. Famous for their dazzling ...

For humans, the predictable structure of a nursery rhyme melody helps make it simple enough for a child to learn. For a ...

The Tintina fault stretches 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) across northern Canada, crossing the Yukon and ending in Alaska.

A bolt of lightning that arced across the sky from Texas to Kansas in the fall of 2017 has officially smashed the record for ...

A potential new male contraceptive drug has just undergone its first tests in human volunteers. The results give the first ...

According to a new study, humans can inhale more than 70,000 microplastic particles each day in an indoor environment – far ...