Sea-level rise is the result of increased greenhouse gases in our atmosphere, which trap heat that would otherwise be reflected back into space. The ocean absorbs much of that heat, and as it does, ...

Elite sport often looks like a test of speed, strength, and technical skill. Yet some of the most decisive moments in ...

That left only three crew members to keep the place running – one American and two Russians – prompting NASA to pause spacewalks and trim research. Moving in for eight to nine months are NASA's ...

The DNA damage from ionizing radiation (IR) erupting from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986 is showing up in the ...

The soothing sounds of pink noise, designed to obscure outside clamor and lull listeners into sleep, may not be so innocuous, a new study suggests.

Elephants are not exactly commonplace in the European landscape, so when archaeologists uncovered an elephant foot bone among the rubble of an Iron Age dig in Spain, they knew it could be something ...

When the researchers calculated the black hole's energy output, they were met with an additional surprise. It's about equal to the energy released by a gamma-ray burst (GRB). Since GRB are the ...

Going to space is harsh on the human body, and as a new study from our research team finds, the brain shifts upward and ...

Getting older might seem like a slow, gradual process – but research suggests that this is not always the case.

Scientists have discovered an effective method for getting people to drink less alcohol, research suggests. By highlighting the increased risk of cancer that comes with imbibing, and pairing that with ...

Some forms of dementia may not be confined to the central nervous system; they may not even begin in the brain.

In previous work, Stupp and his team developed a material called IKVAV-PA that they used to reverse paralysis in mice with ...