Spiny, snooty, and strange, echidnas are among Australia's wackiest animals. They're mammals, which means they feed their ...

Misfolded proteins thought to play a critical role in the progress of various neurodegenerative conditions could be prevented ...

"These results are consistent with the hypothesis that elevated SHOX expression on the Y chromosome relative to the Xi ...

A few years ago, a social media trend challenged people to see if they could stand up from the floor without using their ...

A predator that swam Earth's oceans more than half a billion years ago is unlike any creature that lives on our planet today.

My telescope, set up for astrophotography in my light-polluted San Diego backyard, was pointed at a galaxy unfathomably far from Earth.

In small doses, boredom is the necessary counterbalance to the overstimulated world in which we live. It can offer unique ...

Slight variations in a person's pulse rate could give clues about the likelihood of future cognitive decline, according to a ...

Your eyesight might be good enough to confidently read the tiny text at the optometrist from a few meters away.

The bacteria that live on your skin could be playing a role in protecting you from the sun's harmful UV rays, scientists have ...

Antarctica's icy wilderness is warming rapidly under the weight of human-driven climate change, yet a new study points to an ...

We already rely heavily on hydrogen gas as a fuel source, and it's considered key to reaching crucial carbon-neutral goals.