Vivid dreams might be doing more than just entertaining your mind at night. Researchers found that immersive dreaming can actually make sleep feel deeper and more refreshing, even when brain activity ...

Snow flies have an unexpected way of surviving freezing temperatures. They produce antifreeze proteins to block ice formation ...

Deep inside a cave, scientists uncovered fossils from 16 species, including a newfound kākāpō ancestor that may have been ...

A new prototype could supercharge mass spectrometry by analyzing thousands of molecules at once instead of one by one. The ...

Scientists have discovered that losing a key protein in small cell lung cancer triggers inflammation that actually helps ...

When temperatures plunge, the risk to your heart rises dramatically. A large U.S. study shows cold weather is linked to far ...

A major discovery reveals that metformin works not just in the body, but in the brain. By switching off a key protein and activating specific neurons, the drug lowers blood sugar through a previously ...

Flower nectar often contains small amounts of alcohol, meaning pollinators like hummingbirds are drinking it all day long. Despite consuming human-equivalent amounts, they show no signs of ...

Balance problems in aging and Parkinson’s may come from the body working too hard, not too little. Scientists found that the ...

In a remarkable deep-sea breakthrough, researchers have discovered 24 new species of amphipods in the Pacific’s ...

A star you can see with the naked eye has kept astronomers guessing for decades with its unusually powerful X-rays. Now, ...

A new neural implant is so small it can rest on a grain of salt, yet it can track and wirelessly transmit brain activity for ...