As the days continue to get shorter, scientists have made a significant discovery in understanding exactly what makes mammals ...

The powerful coronal mass ejection would have likely destroyed the atmospheres of any potentially habitable planets nearby ...

Governments are centralizing health systems when the transformative technology of our era depends on decentralization.

Animals survive in changing and unpredictable environments by not merely responding to new circumstances, but also, like ...

The first, obviously, was making functional electronic devices smaller than cells that can circulate in our blood. “Previous ...

Many heavy atomic nuclei are shaped more or less like squashed rugby balls than fully inflated ones, according to a ...

Down syndrome is caused by an error in cell division during development. Individuals receive three copies of chromosome 21 instead of the typical two copies, resulting in duplicates of the genes ...

In the brain, highly specific connections called synapses link nerve cells and transmit electrical signals in a targeted manner. Despite decades of research, how synapses form during brain development ...

The current rate of star formation at the Galactic Center appears to be lower than in the rest of the Galaxy. A new study led ...

Switzerland-based Icotec received FDA clearance to expand use of its CMORE CT system in the cervicothoracic region.  The system includes polyaxial screws, rods and connectors designed for posterior ...

Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave discuss new findings about the ocean of Saturn's moon Enceladus, the secrets behind chameleons' eye movements and the energy use behind AI computing.