Biology

Why Can’t We Quit Diet Coke? The Drink Hacks Our Brains In More Ways Than One

Can Stress Really Make Your Hair Go Grey?

This Doomsday Vault May Hold The Key Food Security In An Unpredictable Future

The Evolutionary Benefits Of Being Forgetful Should Make You Feel Better About Memory Lapses

Researchers Found Bird Flu In Pigs — Here’s Why That’s So Worrisome

The Secret To Slowing Aging Might Be Hiding In Plain Sight

Parasitic Fungi Can Take Over A Brain For Its Own Benefit. It Gets Worse.

Humans Can Make Better Choices In Elections Than A Monkey, Right? Right?

Researchers Find Oxygen Made Without Photosynthesis — With Mind-Blowing Consequences

When The Clocks Go Back For Daylight Savings, Night Owls Lose Out

A New Study On Pregnancy And Cannabis Use Reveals Something Researchers Already Suspected

Earth Plants Can Grow On These Alien Worlds, A New Simulation Study Suggests

When Does the Human Brain Peak? Here's What Scientists Actually Know About Cognitive Decline

This Forgotten Parasite Is More Common Than You Think — Can AI Help Detect It?

Women Have A Uniquely Increased Risk for Heart Disease And Doctors Don’t Know The Mechanism

Can Wild Animals Experience Trauma? Yes — And It Changes Them Completely

A Case Report of A Man With Confirmed Scurvy Suggests the Forgotten Disease Could Be Roaring Back

This Simple Test Could Predict How Fast Your Mind and Body Are Aging

Can a Low-Carb Diet Reverse Type 2 Diabetes? A New Study Suggests It Might

Microplastic Found In Exhaled Breath of Dolphins Could Mean Very Bad News For Humans

Fish Farmers Struggle To Recreate Wild Environments — With Surprising Consequences

What Is The Origin Of Life On Earth? Rain’s Crucial Role Offers A Big Hint

Trees Have A Microbiome, Too — And Its Just As Crucial

This Year’s Nobel Prize In Medicine Hold Promise In Treating Numerous Diseases

An AI Startup Acquired By Google Just Won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Viral TikTok Cast Iron Fish Claim Gets A Serious Mineral Deficiency All Wrong

6 Crucial Reasons Doctors Turn To Botox

Is 'No Burp Syndrome' Really A Thing? Really?

A Little-Known Infectious Disease Is Quietly Spreading Across the Southwestern U.S

This Complete Map of An Adult Fruit Fly May Finally Reveal Unsolved Mysteries About the Brain

A Hummingbird’s All-Sugar Diet Would Give Anyone Diabetes — Scientists Finally Know Their Secrets

Ancient DNA Brought the World’s Most Threatened Cat Species Back From the Brink of Extinction

Surrogacy Is Increasing in North America — Here’s What You Need to Know

A Rose Without Thorns? How Gene Editing Is Giving Plants A Glow-Up

Some Viruses Prey On Bacteria — Are They the Forgotten Secret To Medical Cures?

License To Krill: There’s A New Threat To Whales And Its Just as Bad as the Last One

The Bizarre Connection Between Colorblindness and Picky Eating

Researchers Study Life After Death — And It Gets Weirder

How To Solve A Murder In The Snow, According to Science

The Real Reason Calorie Counting Doesn't Work (At All)

Why Did Ancient Humans Domesticate Horses? Here’s What We Do Know

Why Do We Dream? The Answer May Be Weirder Than You Think

The Inside of Your Home Has a Microbiome, Too — And It Is Crucial To Your Health

The Science Behind Mental Imagery Hints At The Secret To Athletic Success

Scientists Studying Aging Are Finally Zeroing In On What Actually Triggers Age-Related Diseases

Inside the Controversial Effort To Move This Forgotten, Mysterious Creature From It’s Native Home

Inside the Quest To Uncover the Culprit Behind A Lung Disease Brewing Near A California Lake

Can Brain ‘Organoids’ Become Sentient? A Neuroscientist Tries to Answer the Startling Question

Drinking Before Conception May Accelerate Aging — In the Next Generation

There’s A Fungus Slowly Devastating Bananas Worldwide and Researchers Aren’t Sure How To Stop It