Hibernation can vary by species. Martin says some hibernators, such as ground squirrels, rewarm—or wake up from hibernation ...

A research team has developed a new approach to detecting life beyond Earth that does not rely on identifying specific ...

The work demonstrates the power of ancient DNA to illuminate human biology and medicine in addition to history. A massive ...

A growing body of research suggests astrocytes, star-shaped brain cells once dismissed as support players, may lead the way ...

Science fiction media is filled with fantastic ideas that, more often than you'd expect, end up seeing the light of day, even ...

Behind the acid blood and jump scares of the Alien franchise is an even more insidious horror: a single employer with ...

From lava tubes on Mars to ice pockets on Europa, subterranean environments may offer the best chance of finding life—and living safely—beyond our planet. “I was like, ‘OK, I'm pretty sure that ...

Searching for alien languages sheds light on how much human languages have in common—with each other and even with animal ...

If the government confirms nonhuman intelligence, psychological research offers clues about the range of ways humans might ...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded UC Davis Health a $15.85 million grant to support the next phase of one of the nation’s most extensive studies on brain aging in Hispanic-Latino ...

(NewsNation) — For more than 60 years, doctors have prescribed metformin as a frontline treatment for Type 2 diabetes. Now, researchers say they’ve uncovered something that was hiding in plain sight: ...

The study is uncovering the potential long-term health benefits of attending an HBCU. A new study has revealed the long-term health benefits of attending a historically Black college or university.