New research finds alcohol supported early social bonds, but agriculture was more vital for complex societies.

Sleep starts when brain cells sense energy overload and release stress signals to protect themselves from harm.

Humpback whales are resilient. They have bounced back before. But the current situation is different. Environmental changes ...

Scientists create smart cells that administer automatic treatments from inside the human body, reacting within seconds to ...

Scientists found 12,000-year-old glacier ice in the Alps, revealing new details about Europe’s climate history and human ...

More than 11% of high school students in the United States used delta‑8 THC in 2023, according to a national study.

Orion, Pleiades, and Hyades may be stages of one star system’s life, revealing how star clusters form and change.

Researchers have succeeded in creating a "time crystal" in the laboratory that maintains autonomous rhythms at room ...

Fermented stevia with banana leaf bacteria kills pancreatic cancer cells in lab tests. A compound called CAME triggers cell death.

A hidden planet up to 10 times the size of Jupiter was found in the disc around MP Mus, thanks to new data from ALMA and Gaia ...

Rising ocean temperatures are disrupting angelshark mating in the Canary Islands, putting the species at greater risk.

Human egg cells wait in the ovaries from before birth until they are finally called upon, sometimes 40 years later, to kick ...