But if your neck hurts after hours of looking down at it, you might want to lie down on a pillow for a bit. By Kristina Killgrove.

People who are obese from childhood through to middle age are more than twice as likely to have difficulty with daily tasks such as lifting, climbing stairs and carrying shopping by the time they are 50, a new UCL study has found. 

Worldwide, return rates of lost wallets goes up as the money inside increases, contradicting the idea that people act in their own self-interest.

In a new survey of the sub-seafloor off the U.S. Northeast coast, scientists have made a surprising discovery: a gigantic aquifer of relatively fresh water trapped in porous sediments lying below the salty ocean.

More and more people are refusing to define themselves as either gay or straight – and from pop music to sitcoms, such fluidity is becoming increasingly visible, writes Hugh Montgomery

A new study shows the emotional costs of hiding your true identity.

Many flies and flying insects in hospitals carry bacteria that could pose an infection risk to patients, and more than half of them carry the types that resist antibiotics, a new study says.

The chances of establishing a real-world Jurassic Park are slim. During the fossilization process, biological tissues degrade over millions of years, with some types of molecules breaking down faster than others. However, traces of biological material have been found inside some fossils

Double bad news for working Americans and their health. Not only do Americans work up to 50 hours a week, but a new study shows that working long hours increases stroke risk.

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NHS patients with lymphoma have for the first time been given a pioneering treatment that genetically reprogrammes their immune system to fight cancer. Mike Simpson, 62, from Durham, says his cancer is now "on the run". The therapy, called CAR-T, is a "living drug" that is tailor-made for each patient using their body's own cells

Shipworms are known for boring into wood and digesting it, but scientists found a new species with a very different diet.

Recovering the endangered critters will test society’s willingness to let nature reclaim a landscape.

Americans have received billions of doses of vaccines for everything from measles to the flu. In 30 years, very few injury claims have been filed with the federal government.

Changes in pornography use appear to be unrelated to sexual satisfaction, according to new longitudinal research that examined high school students.

Research on lucid dreams is still in its infancy, but some induction techniques already hold real promise - and most can be tried in the comfort of your own bedroom. By Achilleas Pavlou.

At 16, Huwe Burton confessed to killing his mother. He was still in shock from discovering her body when New York City police began to interrogate him. After hours of being threatened and cajoled, he told the police what they wanted to hear. He soon recanted, knowing he was innocent and hoping the justice system would clear him.

We think this initiative strikes the right balance, given researchers’ legitimate needs to share content as part of their collaborations and discussions and the increasing need of wider society to appreciate the results of recent research.

Loneliness is a “disease”, associated with an increased risk of death equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Strides have been made in understanding what form of loneliness is damaging (a lack of close relationships with other people, rather than a lack of relationships per se), but ways to tackle loneliness are badly needed.

The Earth's biodiversity is decreasing at a faster rate than ever before. Why is this happening?

New research suggests that lifestyle factors play an important role in the relationship between mental health and chronic, low-grade inflammation. The findings, which appear in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, indicate that biological factors may play a role as well.

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).

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.

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?

New insights into the formation of gas bubbles in liquid and how foams collapse.

New research confirms that the alterations in consciousness associated with very low doses of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) are not just the result of a placebo effect. But the findings suggest that these “microdoses” might not have many benefits. Preliminary research had indicated that microdosing could improve several aspects of psychological functioning.

If a dog has eyes that seem to be telling you something or demanding your attention, it could be evolution's way of manipulating your feelings. Researchers have found that dogs have evolved muscles around their eyes, which allow them to make expressions that particularly appeal to humans.

Scientists in the FinnBrain research project of the University of Turku discovered that the gut microbes of a 2.5-month-old infant are associated with the temperament traits manifested at six months of age. Temperament describes individual differences in expressing and regulating emotions in infants...

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.

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

Generative adversarial networks (GANs) have been the go-to state of the art algorithm to image generation in the last few years. In this article, you will learn about the most significant breakthroughs in this field, including BigGAN, StyleGAN, and many more.

Greenland’s melting ice sheet could generate more sea level rise than previously thought if greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase and warm the atmosphere at their current rate, according to a new modeling study. The study, which used data from NASA’s Operation IceBridge airborne campaign, was published in Science Advances today.