One immune cell may help slow aging by restoring the body's natural cellular cleanup process, according to a new study.

A new orange-lipped monkey species has been discovered deep in the Congo, where it roars from the canopy and lives in a tiny ...

New research suggests cruise ship pollution may increase inflammation and weaken the body's defenses against viruses.

For many people, the sight of a snake sparks an instant feeling of fear. They’ve long been cast as villains, earning a reputation as animals to avoid at all costs. Yet that image tells only a small ...

Record heat swept across western Europe in June as ocean temperatures also reached historic highs, raising risks for people ...

Researchers have built an artificial protein motor that walks in a set direction along a strand of DNA. It moves one step at ...

As global temperatures climb, new research suggests they will cause harm far beyond heatwaves and wildfires. A large international study projects that temperature-related suicide deaths will rise in ...

Scientists find that natural ocean cooling can protect coral reefs from heatwaves, but only when climate conditions are right ...

The behavior of burying beetles is showing scientists that hot weather can affect much more than survival. As temperatures rise, heat can change how these ectothermic insects function, communicate, ...

Researchers have found that star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes help decide whether a long-term memory survives, rather than simply supporting the neurons that store it. In mice, removing a ...

A new analysis of years-old telescope images revealed tiny pieces of space debris that could threaten satellites in ...

Scientists found key genetic changes in leopard geckos that naturally develop cancer, offering clues that may improve human ...