Scientists have confirmed in the largest study of its kind that bacteria, not fungi, are the major culprit in auto-brewery ...

This week in science: fossilized 'mammoth' bones found to be from a completely different animal; NASA returns Space Station ...

Second, heat triggers a significant release. For the all-plastic cups, switching from cold to hot water increased the ...

A new study led by researchers from the University of Bath in the UK suggests a standard unit for measuring cannabis potency, ...

Artificial intelligence is increasingly woven into everyday life, from chatbots that offer companionship to algorithms that shape what we see online.

With its top peaking just 6 meters (20 feet) below sea level, extending down to a depth of 24 meters, the Yonaguni Monument looks, for all the world, like a vast, ruined citadel, a remnant of an ...

An international research team has announced the most complete fossil yet of Homo habilis (aka 'the handy man') – one of the ...

As the iron and nickel inside our planet shift, so does Earth's magnetic field, meaning the North (and South) Poles are also ...

Artificial sweeteners were supposed to make sugary foods and beverages healthier, but today, some of the most popular ...

A massive study of more than 18,000 people has revealed that "SuperAgers" – people unusually resistant to dementia in older ...

A subtle change in brain wave activity could predict Alzheimer's disease more than two years before diagnosis, according to a ...

Spending time in the weightless environment of microgravity can have some dramatic effects on the human body, but scientists ...