From peach pit salves to lizard shampoos, ancient remedies reveal that medieval folks were surprisingly savvy about wellness, and oddly in sync with today’s trends.

A stroke drug called GAI-17 protected mouse brains even six hours after damage began—and may one day help fight Alzheimer’s ...

New research indicates that erythritol, a sugar substitute commonly recommended for individuals with obesity or diabetes, may ...

A futuristic rice plant just 10cm tall could feed astronauts and help make Moon bases possible — and maybe even transform ...

A gravitational wave has revealed the biggest black-hole merger ever recorded—so massive and extreme, it defies current astrophysical models. The clash formed a 225-solar-mass monster, possibly made ...

A powerful new technique harnesses swirling plasma inside laser-blasted microtubes to produce record-breaking magnetic fields ...

Stevens’ team harnesses both the “wave-ness” and “particle-ness” of quantum objects to develop a groundbreaking imaging ...

Parkinson’s disease has a scent, and trained dogs can smell it with surprising accuracy, years ahead of diagnosis.

Pennington Biomedical researchers and their collaborators observed decreased activity in the brain regions responsible for ...

MIT gave photosynthesis a boost by evolving rubisco to work faster, raising hopes for higher crop yields and more efficient ...

A groundbreaking study reveals that red-footed tortoises experience long-term mood states. Researchers specializing in animal behavior and cognition at the University of Lincoln have uncovered new evi ...