New research in mice uncovers a previously unknown "pathway toward healthy aging." A circulating protein from the blood of young mice led to health improvements and visible signs of rejuvenation when researchers gave it to aging mice.

When you think of animal fat, what comes to mind? Unsightly blobs of cellulite? Artery-clogging strips of gristle to be trimmed off your steak and tossed into the trash? Or a sophisticated substance that contains within it the secret to human intelligence?

Some languages — like English — are tricky to pick up easily. Young children learning to read and write English often need to identify patterns in words to be able to read and spell them. For example, knowing the “Magic E” syllable pattern can allow a child to understand why an E at the end of a word like “rate” significantly alters the word’s sound from “rat.”

That gold on your ring finger is stellar – and not just in a complimentary way. In a finding that may overthrow our understanding of where Earth’s heavy elements such as gold and platinum come from, new research by a University of Guelph physicist suggests that most of them were spewed from a lar

Scientists are still debating when and where dogs were domesticated, but there’s one thing most of them agree on: Early canines were working animals. Dogs evolved from gray wolves earlier than 15,000 years ago—before humans settled down in permanent villages—and they likely helped us hunt small game like deer and rabbits and pulled sleds or other transport equipment across vast plains.

Heisenberg's famous Uncertainty Principle is put to the test to see if things really are uncertain in the quantum world.

It’s not just you, it’s nearly everyone. Roughly 88% of Americans use a second device, like a phone or a tablet, while watching TV, according to the longtime internet researcher and venture capitalist Mary Meeker. She released her annual internet trends report today (June 11).

At a conservative estimate, people around the world are consuming a credit card's-worth of microplastic every week, according to a new study.

What makes movies that are sad or scary so popular? For that matter, why do people enjoy roller-coasters, bungee jumping, or any of the countless other activities that seem to serve no purpose except to make people feel terrified, however briefly? Is there a positive benefit to exposing yourself to these kinds of intense negative experiences? According to recent studies, there may be.

People with polydactyly — who have more than five fingers per hand — have better dexterity and rewired brains that can control these extra digits.

We like to view modern medicine as based on rigorous science, and while it certainly beats the various dangerous alternatives out there, sometimes physicians still end up adopting practices based on little evidence.

They’ve been linked to disease and overeating. Could our microbiome explain why?

We draw social inferences from not only facial features but the position of the head itself, research shows.

Record-breaking Midwest rainfall washed tons of fertilizer and sewage water out to sea, contributing to a devastatingly large patch of polluted water, scientists say.

You might think they are disgusting. But our war against intestinal worms has damaged our immune systems and mental health. By William Parker.

A Cornell-Environmental Defense Fund research team has found there is more methane being emitted from the ammonia fertilizer industry than the EPA had estimated for all industrial processes in the U.S.

Naturopathy, sometimes referred to as "natural medicine," is a largely pseudoscientific approach said to "assist nature" [1], "support the body's own innate capacity to achieve optimal health" [2], and "facilitate the body's inherent healing mechanisms." [3] Naturopaths assert that diseases are the body's effort to purify itself, and that cures result from increasing the patient's "vital force." (Whatever that is!)

Call it the “Little Bog of Horrors.” In what is believed to be a first for North America, biologists at the University of Guelph have discovered that meat-eating pitcher plants in Ontario’s Algonquin Park wetlands consume not just bugs but also young salamanders.

The psychologists behind the research hope their insights can help the autistic community and those around them in adapting support available.

Researchers say Pfizer should have published Enbrel analysis. Pfizer says its decision was based on science.

Two major studies add to body of evidence against foods made with industrial ingredients

The glue that gives spider webs their stickiness is a form of spider silk protein. Researchers can imagine cool uses for a synthetic version – but had to wait for the tricky glue gene to be sequenced.

DNA analysis reveals hardy group genetically distinct from Eurasians and East Asians

Even healthy tissues can build up mutations, some of which have been tied to cancer.

A pair of archaeologists, one with the University of Reading, the other the University of Southampton, has found evidence that suggests some crannogs in Scotland were built during the Neolithic period, several thousand years ago. The researchers, Duncan Garrow and Fraser Sturt, have written a paper about their findings published in Antiquity.

Methodology Over the course of a year, from 1/20/15 to 1/20/16, every instance of defecation was recorded in a spreadsheet. I defined defecation: a sit, a loaf, a wipe, and a flush

As the 2020 Democratic presidential primary campaign heats up, candidates are rolling out various government spending proposals. How would policies like free college tuition be implemented? Would the government pay the bursar directly? Would it send a check to students? Would it create a new tax credit?

Young blood has mysterious powers to improve cognition in older animals. Two proteins that boost structures in neurons seem to be behind the effect

Researchers at the University of Bergen in Norway have discovered a clear connection between oral health and Alzheimer´s disease.

Better understanding agriculture and the food system's unique place in climate change -- as both drivers of climate change and victims of it -- is helping to increase support for climate action. Unfortunately, progress across the food system is lagging, according to a new analysis.

There is evidence to show this monster of the ancient sea was a cannibal, feeding on its own kind.

The researchers have determined that gum disease (gingivitis) plays a decisive role in whether a person developes Alzheimer´s or not. “We discovered DNA-based proof that the bacteria causing gingivitis can move from the mouth to the brain,” says researcher Piotr Mydel at Broegelmanns Research Laboratory, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen (UiB).

Scientists find higher cortisol levels in owners matched by raised levels in canine companions

When a feeding situation isn’t favorable, a mosquito can switch preferences, and it may learn to associate your scent with avoiding your incoming hand.

The pursuit of science is usually an unending stream of embarrassments for the human ego. No, the sun doesn’t revolve around us. No, we’re not all that different from common animals. No, we’re not even the only humans. But, in some ways at least, our brains really are special.