Genetic data strengthens the case that humans first settled Sahul around 60,000 years ago, using multiple seafaring routes.

Sound machines and “sleep sounds” are often marketed as a cure for restless nights, but new research suggests they may ...

Scientists have revealed how corals anchor themselves to reefs through a multi-step biological process. The findings could ...

Deep beneath the ocean floor, ancient sediments hint that Earth’s magnetic field sometimes changed far more slowly than ...

Oxygen is everywhere on Earth today. But that hasn’t always been the case. Scientists think oxygen only became a lasting part ...

A new study suggests that some of the world’s oxygen-deprived oceans could eventually regain higher oxygen levels in the ...

A needle-thin, flexible brain implant is giving researchers a new way to interact with multiple brain regions simultaneously.

Researchers have identified a protein that links brain immune activity, metabolism, and amyloid clearance, suggesting a new ...

When nutrients run low, hair follicle stem cells can stop making hair and help repair the skin instead. A drop in the amino acid serine triggers this switch, accelerating wound healing.

A groundbreaking brain atlas maps nearly 680,000 cells to reveal how the human brain develops at the single-cell level. The discovery could transform Parkinson’s research by setting new standards for ...

Fish treated with SGLT2 inhibitors maintained healthier kidneys as they aged. Their kidneys preserved denser networks of capillaries, retained a stronger filtration barrier, and showed more stable ...

Albumin has been identified as a powerful natural defense against mucormycosis, with low levels signaling heightened risk and a potential opportunity for new preventive therapies. An international ...