Across mammal species, from baboons and gorillas up to humans, females usually live longer than the males do. However, this ...

Humans aren’t the only species where females have a lifespan advantage over males, a study found. The reasons span genetics, ...

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown has developed a friendship with Bill Nye in recent months and took that friendship to the ...

“So, the brain is growing because these creatures need to be able to adapt to their environments, and because this is ...

Work on medical uses of mind-altering substances was sidelined for decades by the political backlash against drugs, a misstep ...

Some plants and fungi naturally resemble meat. But scientists and entrepreneurs are going a step further to design an even meatier plant-based alternative.

​​For something curative and healing, most medicines have a surprisingly noxious taste. From bitter-tasting syrups to the ...

The most common over-the-counter pain medication used during pregnancy may be linked to autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders, or ...

You may think you don't have time to exercise and study and that you have to pick one. What if I told you you can't afford ...

The sense of smell, it turns out, is highly individual—a scent that is enticingly floral to one person may be off-putting and chemical to another. Researchers in Germany -recently asked 1,227 ...