The striking paradox is that science tells us both that we’re peripheral in the cosmic scheme of things and central to the ...

An international team of scientists have discovered that soap could be important to helping our understanding of complex ...

Your body is a collection of cells carrying thousands of genetic mistakes accrued over a lifetime—many harmless, some bad and ...

Scientists have adapted a sensing platform to detect and even measure chemicals at low enough concentrations to have use outside the lab. The system, which is 10 times more sensitive than previous ...

The vestibular system is a network of organs in the inner ears that detects the motions and position of the head. The brain uses this information, along with inputs from the eyes and joints, to ...

Aiming to craft humanoid robots that closely mimic human anatomy, Clone’s mission is to redefine what robots can do to help ...

An adult human body consists of some 37 trillion cells. Not so long ago, these were thought to come in 220 different types.

A serious knock to the head may also deliver an insidious blow to the human immune system – a one-two punch that could ...

One of the most striking things about these creatures, however, is the fact that each of their eight arms almost seems to ...

If everything that occurs at the microscopic, molecular level in plants and animals and other life forms occurs as a result ...

Researchers in China have proposed and experimentally demonstrated a revolutionary metamaterial agent, termed metaAgent. This ...

World over, more people die in the winter than any other season. Scientists have investigated why for decades. They have some ...