A sweeping review of clinical evidence casts doubt on one of the most commonly prescribed treatments for osteoarthritis. For ...

Poor sleep significantly raises the risk of running injuries. Getting consistent, high quality rest may be one of the most effective tools for staying healthy and performing at your best.

Using a lower dose of melanoma immunotherapy may extend survival while reducing dangerous side effects. New research suggests that reducing the dose of a commonly used immunotherapy for malignant ...

A new approach to blue energy tackles one of the field’s most persistent problems: how to move ions quickly without sacrificing selectivity.

In the top layers of soil, microbes digest dead wood and fallen leaves, while threadlike roots release carbon dioxide as they burn energy to stay alive and grow. Together, that CO₂ output is called ...

Han’s team estimates that the area covered by salty seawater in this Southern Indian Ocean region has shrunk by about 30% over the past 60 years. They describe it as the fastest freshening seen ...

A new light-based imaging approach has produced an unprecedented chemical map of the Alzheimer’s brain. Rice University researchers have produced what they describe as the first full, label-free ...

Scientists have identified a hidden barrier that prevents immunotherapy from working against a rare liver cancer. Immunotherapy, which activates the body’s own immune system to kill cancer cells, has ...

Astronomers have puzzled for years over a strange pattern in the outer solar system. A surprising number of icy bodies far beyond Neptune resemble snowmen, made of two rounded lobes stuck together.

Once an occasional treat, bubble tea may carry underestimated risks when consumed frequently. Bubble tea shops are now a common sight in cities, rivaling coffee chains with their brightly colored, ...

Under this new model, Titan itself is the result of a collision between two earlier moons: a large body called “Proto-Titan,” nearly as massive as modern Titan, and a smaller companion dubbed ...

Red blood cells may hold the secret to fighting diabetes—by soaking up sugar when oxygen runs low. People who live high in the mountains have long been observed to develop diabetes less often than ...