There is still a debate about very high-level endurance exercise. While most recreational runners show no lasting harm, some ...

The exchange of cells between a mother and a fetus is a well-documented phenomenon that scientists have known about for more ...

All of the cells in your body are held together by an outer layer, known as the membrane, that is made up of fats called ...

Our bodies age at different rates, sometimes closely correlated to the years we've spent alive, and sometimes less so.

A 'shadow' cast on the faint, leftover glow of the Big Bang has revealed a giant object in the early Universe that defies our ...

From missing dinosaur feathers to fictitious pack-hunting behaviors, many details of the Jurassic Park movie franchise belong ...

Switches' in our DNA that affect gene activity in cells could be crucial to understanding and possibly treating Alzheimer's ...

Overall, these results suggest frequent nightmares may be one of the earliest signs of dementia, which can precede the development of memory and thinking problems by several years or even decades – ...

The fearsome silent hunters of the deep – sharks – aren't usually hued like a traffic cone, but now and again, nature goes ...

Ancient Egyptians and Etruscans pioneered orthodontics, using delicate gold wires and catgut to straighten teeth.

Recent surveys estimate more than 6.7 million Australians – almost half of all workers, and the majority in Sydney, Melbourne ...

New research shows that 'hacking' the communication channels between microbes in the mouth could boost levels of beneficial ...