The Chernobyl exclusion zone has been almost completely vacant of humans since 1986, when a reactor exploded at the nuclear ...

Greenland is writhing as eons of ice accumulation and steady melting cause its foundations to change shape. This deformation, ...

Modifications to a type of immune cell programmed to recognize and kill cancerous tumors could make them even more effective ...

Tracking your steps each day can be a useful barometer of physical activity, but health recommendations based solely on step counts might miss some important nuance.

Flatworms are infamous in biology labs for their surreal ability to regenerate heads when you decapitate them.

They found that creative activities, like dance classes – the tango proved particularly effective – or art classes or music ...

Fueled by abnormally warm Caribbean waters, Hurricane Melissa exploded into a Category 5 cyclone while moving at little more ...

A computer that relies on fungal mycelium to store information could one day be a low-cost alternative to the current ...

In fact, prolonged fasting can be dangerous, especially for people already weakened by cancer or its treatments. While fasting can influence metabolism, immunity and some aspects of cell growth, there ...

The glow-in-the-dark bats you're hanging to decorate for Halloween might be more biologically accurate than you thought.

Researchers found that the fringes of Arctic sea ice tend to host more nitrogen-fixing bacteria and higher nitrogen-fixing ...

There's still so much we don't know about Alzheimer's disease, but the link between poor sleep and worsening disease is one ...