For now, scientists have a newly identified structure to investigate. Following proteins through these tiny channels could help answer a much larger question: when potentially har ...

The drugs used to induce general anesthesia differed depending on the species, but even still, consistent patterns turned up in their brain activity.

A lack of good-quality sleep has long been linked to an increased risk of developing dementia, but recent research goes further – giving us an optimal amount of overnight slumber to minimize dementia ...

"By introducing microorganisms into the gut of germ-free mice, we have conclusively demonstrated that gut colonization of microbiota is a prerequisite for feces to float," the aut ...

We can often understand more about the future by looking into the past – and in the case of a new study published in Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, almost 240,000 years into the history of the ...

The researchers recruited 17 experienced recreational freedivers, all men between the ages of 27 and 55, who underwent seven months of standardized freediving training. A Japanese ...

Scientists have discovered a distinct change in the brains of people with long COVID that might explain some of the illness's most debilitating symptoms.

Fasting is a common requirement for many routine laboratory blood tests, with patients often instructed to avoid eating or drinking anything except water for 8 to 12 hours before their sample is taken ...

Plants are the original solar panels, and they're very good at converting light into energy – red and blue light, that is.

Some computations are so hardcore that it takes a facility of extraordinary power to even think about running them.

By using what would otherwise be an industrial waste in new road pavements, the future of highways and byways could reduce impacts on climate change and potentially save lives. A new analysis suggests ...