For decades, astronomers have known something didn’t add up in our universe. The amount of “normal” matter—stars, gas, and ...

Enteroviruses are a large group of viruses that can cause a wide range of illnesses—from the common cold to serious ...

In 2021, roughly 6% of the world’s population, or 529 million people, were living with diabetes, mostly type 2 diabetes (T2D). In the same year, 1.6 million deaths were attributed to this disease. T2D ...

A new study from Yale Cancer Center has found that 15% of people diagnosed with cancer in 2023 were still smoking at the time ...

In a historic moment for artificial intelligence and robotics, an autonomous drone has beaten human champions in an ...

Desalination plants turn seawater into drinking water, providing a critical resource for many dry regions around the world. But this process comes with a big downside: for every liter of fresh water ...

Squirrels are famous for their incredible agility—leaping across gaps, bouncing between branches, and landing with ease. Now, ...

A team of researchers at Washington State University has discovered a new way to make lithium-sulfur batteries more powerful ...

Imagine giant slushy hailstones made of ammonia and water wrapped in a shell of ice, plunging through Jupiter’s atmosphere in ...

A new analysis published in BMJ Medicine suggests that relaxation techniques—such as mindfulness, breathing exercises, yoga, ...

Benzodiazepines, such as Valium and Xanax, are commonly prescribed to treat anxiety, insomnia, and seizures. While these ...

A new antibiotic pill called gepotidacin may be the breakthrough needed to fight drug-resistant gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted infection that has become increasingly difficult to treat.