A groundbreaking clinical trial is testing whether specially engineered stem cells can help the brain restore its own ...

Human language may seem messy and inefficient compared to the ultra-compact strings of ones and zeros used by computers—but our brains actually prefer it that way. New research reveals that while ...

Scientists at Stanford have unveiled the first-ever global map of rare earthquakes that rumble deep within Earth’s mantle rather than its crust. Long debated and notoriously difficult to confirm, ...

Exercise may sharpen the mind by repairing the brain’s protective shield. Researchers found that physical activity prompts the liver to release an enzyme that removes a harmful protein causing the ...

Oxford researchers have found a way to visualize one of the most hidden — yet critical — components inside lithium-ion ...

For decades, scientists have believed that complex life began when two very different microbes joined forces, eventually ...

Breathing polluted air may do more than harm your lungs — it could also increase your risk of Alzheimer’s disease. In a ...

Scientists have taken a major step toward mimicking nature’s tiniest gateways by creating ultra-small pores that rival the dimensions of biological ion channels—just a few atoms wide. The breakthrough ...

A major breakthrough could help save the world’s bananas from a devastating disease. Scientists have discovered the exact ...

That viral claim that your frontal lobe “isn’t fully developed until 25” turns out to be more myth than milestone. Early ...

Researchers have uncovered more than a thousand previously unknown tectonic ridges across the Moon’s dark plains, showing the ...

Ocean waves are a vast and steady source of renewable energy, but capturing their power efficiently has long frustrated ...