Scientists on a research vessel off the central California coast spotted a waved albatross, marking just the second recorded ...

Scientists have made some intriguing parasite discoveries in an accidental back-of-the-pantry natural history museum. Canned ...

Scientists in Japan have discovered a previously unknown giant virus, offering new insight into this enigmatic category of ...

Manipulating how much carbon dioxide a person breathes can crank up the brain's 'sewage system', researchers have found.

A miscarriage can occur for a variety of reasons, but chromosomal abnormalities are a common factor. About half of all known ...

This week in science: how eating meat could be associated with a longer life; a switch for fat cell production; how space ...

A pregnant woman's blood sample taken in 1972 was mysteriously missing a surface molecule found on all other known red blood cells at the time.

Adrenaline increases the "alertness" of the nervous system, meaning it's ready to trigger muscle contraction. It also increases the amount of blood flow and changes the tension of the muscles, which, ...

Splinters are everyday injuries commonly involving a small shard of wood, glass, metal, plastic, or a thorn that becomes embedded in the skin and the soft tissue underneath.

People who are exposed to certain forever chemicals may be at greater risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to new research.

Here's some science trivia for you: unlike the inner retina in most animals (including us), birds' inner retinas function ...

Death statistics for 2025 are not finalized, but preliminary data suggest that around 3.05 million deaths have been recorded.