Science

Toddlers with asthma are more likely to become obese children, according to the biggest study on the matter to date.

Researchers have discovered a micropeptide molecule that can restore normal heart function in mice, according to a new study.

Scientists have modeled the first step in human development in a laboratory with the goal of better understanding how organs form. In the new...

Antarctica's sandy polar desert, the McMurdo Dry Valleys, has undergone changes over the past decade and the recent discovery of thawing permafrost, thinning glaciers...

The 1972 Clean Water Act has driven significant improvements in US water quality, according to the first comprehensive study of water pollution over the...

Ants are neat: when they move into a new nest box, they spend the first days cleaning it thoroughly. Despite keeping the nest clean,...

The oldest flying squirrel fossil ever found has unearthed new insight on the origin and evolution of these airborne animals.

Researchers have developed two new illusions that reveal how the senses can influence each other -- in particular, how sound can give rise to...

Some molecules change their spatial structure when exposed to light -- in other words, they look different in light and darkness. What exactly happens...

A new species of owlet moth recently discovered to inhabit high-elevation mountains in western North America has been named after the Greek mythological character...