New evidence of cremation 9,500 years ago in south-central Africa challenges long-held notions about how hunter-gatherers ...

Most of the time, you assume your brain is either “on” or “off,” awake or asleep. A new study shows something far more ...

Accutane, known generically as isotretinoin, is not simply a strong acne medication. It is a systemic retinoid that ...

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Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can ...

NASA’s Mars rover finds organic signals in mudstone that resemble microbial activity, sparking new debate over life on the ...

Lurking in the vast expanse of the ocean and buried deep in the Siberian permafrost, there are giants—not blue whales and ...