The United States has redefined what qualifies as "healthy" food for the first time in 30 years, striking items like white ...

A plant that lived 47 million years ago in what is now Utah is like nothing that lives on planet Earth today. The discovery ...

It's time to recalibrate the navigation systems on ships, airplanes, and (given the time of year) Santa's sleigh: the ...

The world has been getting hotter for decades but a sudden and extraordinary surge in heat has sent the climate deeper into ...

A previously unknown disease that has claimed the lives of dozens in the Democratic Republic of Congo is likely to be malaria ...

Colorectal cancer's characteristic tumors are spurred on by chronic inflammation, and new research shows this might be linked ...

Earlier this year, scientists stumbled upon a potential new treatment for hereditary-patterned baldness, the most common ...

The number of people classed as obese in the US has dipped for the first time in more than a decade, giving experts some hope ...

What, exactly, is your cat thinking? Scientists came up with a questionnaire in 2021 that might give you some idea of where ...

Almost all primate species give birth to just one baby, although there are exceptions. Several of the wet-nosed primates – ...

A complete mastodon jaw has been discovered in the back yard of a New York home, along with a few other bits and pieces of ...

Squirrels might look like adorable, nut-hoarding furballs, but some are ruthless predators that hunt, tear apart, and devour ...