The brain weighs factors based on their importance to oneself and one’s social world as part of a complex calculation ...

Two Ice Age wolf pups once thought to be early dogs have been identified as wild wolves, thanks to detailed DNA and chemical ...

In the Thuringian Forest or the Harz Mountains, dead spruce trees (Picea abies) dot the landscape like skeletons. Many have ...

During an excavation on Morocco’s Mogador Island, archaeologists discovered two Early Cretaceous fossils estimated to be between 145 and 140 million years old that were mixed in with ancient Roman ...

Research out today is the latest to suggest that semaglutide can significantly lower people's risk of dementia.

His research shows molecular changes in brain cells when a person develops multiple sclerosis (MS). But it is still unclear whether these changes ...

The risk of mood disorders is 87% to 97% higher in people suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, ...

The Zanclean megaflood was a cataclysmic event that rushed water from the Atlantic Ocean into the Strait of Gibraltar, ...

Learn more about the discovery of a giant possum in Big Bend National Park and how it’s connected to early primate evolution.

As Bhattacharya comes into his new role, fellow scientist and Christian Dr. S. Joshua Swamidass interviewed the NIH director about his convictions and his plans to lead the medical-research agency ...

Behavioral ecologist Michael Weiss was browsing through new drone footage of the orca pods he studies in the Salish Sea when he spotted one of the killer whales carrying something green in its mouth ...

Donald Trump's latest forthright outburst was made as part of his attempts to create a peace deal with Iran and Israel. "I'm not happy with Israel ...