A stressful life can leave marks on our genetic code, some of which can even passed on to our children. A study now reveals ...

Bone artifacts discovered in Tanzania push back the earliest known date of bone tool technology by over a million years.

A highly common bacterial affliction that impacts nearly a third of women worldwide could very well be an overlooked sexually ...

From other research we know that such a pattern of bodily responses shows that someone's attention is fully absorbed by a ...

Decades of tests had shown that she had both Down syndrome and an intermediate level of Alzheimer's. Physical examinations ...

There are several well-documented health risks that come from spending extended periods in microgravity, including muscle atrophy, bone density loss, and changes to organ function and health.

This HII region is seen to coexist with the reflection nebula, sharing the same stellar centre, and is created from the star ...

Continent-sized structures of mineral protruding from the lower mantle towards Earth's outer core may be contributing to an ...

A twin study suggests the consequences of getting a tattoo could be worse than potential regret, finding tattooed twins more likely to develop skin cancer or lymphoma than their tattoo-free siblings.

An ingredient once commonly used in citrus-flavored sodas to keep the tangy taste mixed thoroughly through the beverage was finally banned for good across the US last year.

The world's biggest iceberg appears to have run aground roughly 70 kilometres from a remote Antarctic island, potentially ...

A comprehensive new report estimates that the proportion of the global population who are overweight or obese has doubled ...