Understanding how fetal DNA travels in a pregnant woman’s blood could unlock the next generation of prenatal screening, according to a new paper published in Science Advances today. An international ...

Are electric cars dangerous, harmful to the environment or unsuitable for the Australian outback? New research explores how these claims spread—and why they can feel convincing even when they leave ...

When a driverless vehicle approaches someone waiting to cross the road, stopping may seem like the obvious thing to do. But ...

A small sample of asteroid dust is helping scientists uncover a story from the solar system’s earliest days. New research ...

A small amount of a porous material could help batteries deliver more energy from thicker electrodes. Researchers in South ...

The first animals may have appeared hundreds of millions of years earlier than their clearest fossils suggest. A new study ...

Cannabis can sometimes turn a calm moment into an anxious one. A new mouse study from Northwestern University offers clues about what happens inside the brain, especially when a threatening situation ...

Changes in an older person’s ability to function may appear many years before a heart attack, stroke or another major ...

Cancer is usually associated with smoking, genetics, aging or lifestyle, but infections also play a surprisingly large role. New global research estimates that infectious agents were responsible for ...

Being only slightly overweight does not always mean having a low risk of heart disease. A large study suggests that hidden ...

Hair loss and severe nausea are familiar images of cancer treatment, but they do not happen to everyone receiving radiation ...

Fats commonly described as healthy may behave differently around a tumour. Yale University researchers found that certain ...