Astronomers hunting for evidence of the light from the first stars and galaxies have found that the Universe was warm, rather than cold, before it “lit up”.

A breakthrough study at The University of Queensland has discovered a hidden dangerous feature in the Black Mamba, one of the most venomous snakes in the world. Professor Bryan Fry from UQ’s School of ...

It’s easy to read emotions on people’s faces – each one has its clear, unmistakable signature. But what about thoughts? A study published in Nature Neuroscience shows that mice’s problem-solving ...

Can we survive the heat death of the universe? One day, the last star will die, galaxies will dissolve, and black holes will evaporate. The universe becomes a cold, empty void where n ...

Eat less meat, added sugar – and more whole grains, legumes, fish, and low-fat dairy products. Such are the recommendations ...

Determining the nature of dark matter, the invisible substance that makes up most of the mass in our universe, is one of the ...

A team of MIT geochemists has unearthed new evidence in very old rocks suggesting that some of the first animals on Earth ...

Adults age 50 to 80 who meet criteria for an addiction to ultra-processed foods are far more likely to report being overweight, or being in fair or poor mental or physical health. They were the first ...

The initial hospital treatment of firearm injuries cost the U.S. health care system an estimated $7.7 billion between 2016 ...

Research from Cranfield University sheds new light onto the transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age, showing how ...

Researchers from FishEye Collaborative, a conservation-technology nonprofit, Cornell University, and Aalto University have ...

Scientists at the NYU Pain Research Center have identified which receptor in prostaglandins—the hormone-like substance ...