A Johns Hopkins study reveals slight arm-position changes during blood pressure tests can falsely elevate readings.

Birds have evolved a unique tolerance for sour foods by rewiring a key taste receptor, reshaping their diets and ecosystems.

Dr. Maarten De Brauwer at Curtin University discovered hairy frogfish have fluorescent lures that glow orange under blue ...

A fresh analysis from Spain offers a surprisingly straightforward message about meal timing: when you eat may matter as much ...

A festinating new theory shifts focus from space to time, arguing the clock-ticking we take for granted is richer and weirder ...

A 17,000-year-old infant's DNA reveals Ice Age life, rare genetic heart disease, and ancestral connections in southern Italy ...

A study reveals that the oldest continental crust on Earth is slowly being broken up by shifting tectonic forces.

Worms radically reorganized their genomes during their move from sea to land, supporting the theory of punctuated equilibrium ...

New research shows many women want children but aren't sure they'll have them—and many wouldn't mind if they don't.

A study found glass bottles leak more microplastics into drinks than plastic bottles or cans. The main source? Paint from the ...

Penn State scientists uncover how parent genes compete to decide if a honey bee larva becomes a queen or a worker.

In theory, planting trees can wipe away the carbon cost of burning fossil fuels. But a new peer-reviewed analysis shows just ...