Scientists identified two distinct types of obesity with physiological and molecular differences that have lifelong consequences for health.

If evolutionary biologists were to rank the body parts that make us quintessentially human, the pelvis would place close to the top.

An ultrathin invention could make future computing, sensing and encryption technologies remarkably smaller and more powerful.

A new therapeutic approach prevents the growth of metastatic tumors in mice by forcing cancer cells into a dormant state

New technology, for the first time, can harvest water 24 hours around the clock, with no energy input, even under the blazing sun.

This miRNA – miR-218-5p – plays an important role in regulating the pathway involved in follicle regeneration, and hair loss treatment.

Scientists have been searching for an antibody that would be broadly neutralizing — able to fight off any viral variant that might emerge.

Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives, descending from the same species as humans more than 6 million years ago.

The new method more efficiently converts plastics to valuable commodity chemicals—a process termed “upcycling” that produces less methane.

Warp drive is the holy grail of space exploration. It is said to possess the capability of having a propulsion system that can travel.

Researchers have developed a wearable assistive robot that can detect and prevent a fall before it happens, reducing the risk of injury.

With a five-year survival rate of only 9%, incidence of the most common type, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), is growing.

Taking a more spirited approach and walking briskly — defined as more than 40 steps per minute — brings even better results.

Science researchers have found that people may have a tendency to form friendships with individuals who have a similar body odor.

MIT researchers have developed a portable desalination unit, weighing less than 10 kg, that can remove particles and salts from seawater.

Researchers developed an oral medication to treat diabetes that controls insulin levels while simultaneously reversing inflammation.

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

A new mechanism has been identified where very small pollutant particles in the air may trigger lung cancer in people who have never smoked.

By the time you test positive for COVID-19, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has already taken up residence in your respiratory system.

Earth is as friendly to life as any planet could possibly be — or is it? If Jupiter’s orbit changes, Earth could become more hospitable.