What determines how long we live—and to what extent is our lifespan shaped by our genes? Surprisingly, for decades, scientists believed that the heritability of human lifespan was relatively low compared to other human traits, standing at just 20–25%; some re…

Grief and aging go hand in hand, but the kind of grief many older adults experience often catches them off guard. Experts offer tools to help them recover.

Scientists have identified three distinct profiles of social anxiety in adolescents. One surprising group manifests fear of rejection through aggression and grandiosity rather than avoidance, highlighting the complexity of teen mental health.

An investigation by researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in the US has filled in a missing link between the toxic build-up of proteins in the neurodegenerative condition Parkinson's disease and the death of critical brain cells.

Dr. Adam Perlman prioritizes strength training, sleep, and a low-sugar diet to boost his metabolic health.

Allison Wilcox tells PEOPLE that she "never once stopped holding my breath waiting to hear that heartbeat”

For years, diabetes has carried a scary, permanent label: once you have it, you have it for life. However, that script is quietly flipping. From drama.

Participants who primarily ate oatmeal for two days experienced a long-lasting reduction in LDL (“bad”) and total cholesterol levels, the results of a clinical trial show.

Having everybody happy and healthy together at home is "all I could ever ask for," Abby Wood tells PEOPLE

Doctors share what you shouldn't be doing if you want to live a long and healthy life.

Could a Feb. 8 launch still be in the cards?

A newly studied deep-sea hotspot reveals thousands of creatures lurking in warmth and darkness near an underwater volcano.

"This is a powerful demonstration of how AI can enhance the scientific return of archival datasets."

A research group has revealed through seismic wave analysis that the oceanic plate beneath the Ontong Java Plateau—the world's largest oceanic plateau—was extensively altered by massive volcanic activity during its formation. The study is published in Geophys…

Quantum chaos describes chaotic classical dynamical systems in terms of quantum theory, but simulations of these systems are limited by computational resources. However, one team seems to have found a way by leveraging error mitigation and specialized circuit…

Today’s observatories document every pulse and flash in the sky each night. To understand how the cosmos has changed over longer periods, scientists rely on a more tactile technology.

A NASA authorization bill the House Science Committee is scheduled to take up this week would require closer scrutiny of lunar lander and spacesuit work.

Scientists have created a highly detailed computational model of Jupiter's atmosphere to peer below its thick clouds.

One of the brightest stars in the night sky will vanish as seen from North America and Europe in a rare event.

The mystery of dark matter—unseen, pervasive, and essential in standard cosmology—has loomed over physics for decades. In new research, I explore a different possibility: Rather than postulating new particles, I propose that perhaps gravity itself behaves dif…

A Sydney Ph.D. student has recreated a tiny piece of the universe inside a bottle in her laboratory, producing cosmic dust from scratch. The results shed new light on how the chemical building blocks of life may have formed long before Earth existed. Linda Lo…

Scientists settle a major evolutionary mystery as new research reveals the comb jelly, not the sea sponge, was the first animal to branch off on Earth

Millions of years ago, the Green River carved a path through the Uinta Mountains instead of flowing around the formation. Now, researchers have discovered how this could have happened.

This new map of Antarctica reveals something no one was supposed to see, and scientists can’t believe it’s real.

Here’s why some people believe we’re living in a computer simulation of reality – like a giant video game in which we’re all the characters.