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.

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

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

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.