Two stars in a binary system 3,000 light years from Earth are orbiting each other so closely that one of the stars has burnt out.

People age differently, including former presidents. Ronald Reagan developed Alzheimer’s disease in his late 80s and died from complications

Bananas are thought to have been first domesticated by people 7,000 years ago on the island of New Guinea. But that history is complicated.

Once the ultrasound is activated, the microbubbles explode like smart and targeted warheads, creating holes in cancer cells' membranes.

The user-friendly unit, which weighs less than 10 kilograms and does not require the use of filters, can be powered by a small solar panel.

An antioxidant drug reverses atherosclerosis and could be used to prevent heart attacks and strokes due to clots, according to research.

Water is essential for life on Earth and other planets, and scientists have found ample evidence of water in Mars’ early history.

The missing link isn’t a not-yet-discovered fossil, after all. It’s a tiny, self-replicating globule called a coacervate droplet.

Researchers have developed an oral medication to treat diabetes that controls insulin levels while reversing its inflammatory effects.

Just five U.S. universities have trained 1-in-8 tenure-track faculty members serving at the nation’s institutions of higher learning.

MIT and Harvard researchers have mapped out many of the cells, genes, and cellular pathways that are modified by exercise or high-fat diet.

New research found wake/sleep cycles cause metabolic differences and alter our body’s preference for energy sources.

As we age, our bones become thinner, we suffer fractures more often, and bone-diseases such as osteoporosis are more likely to occur.

A new study by a team of researchers from Israel and Ghana has brought the first evidence of nonrandom mutation in human genes.

The MSK clinical trial was investigating — for the first time ever — if immunotherapy alone could beat rectal cancer that had not spread.

Dogs can smell stress from human sweat and breath, a new study by Queen’s University Belfast researchers has found.

Skeletal muscle tissue takes part in various functions in the body. It comprises about 40% of total body weight and provides stability.

MIT researchers say cubic boron arsenide is the best semiconductor material ever found, and maybe the best possible one.

This finding could lead to more accurate diagnoses and, eventually, personalized treatments that target the protein expressed by the gene.

Multiple sclerosis (MS), a progressive disease that affects 2.8 million people worldwide and for which there is no definitive cure.