Eggs are less likely to crack when dropped on their side than when dropped vertically, finds research published in ...

Spend too long on social media and you might start to hear the term “cortisol face” used to describe someone with supposedly ...

UVA Health scientists are calling for clinical trials testing the potential of HIV drugs called NRTIs to prevent Alzheimer’s ...

When does context become bias? It’s a question that engenders anxiety in many scientific disciplines, and with good reason.

A new study of the 28 most populous U.S. cities finds that all are sinking to one degree or another. The cities include not ...

A study published today in the journal Cell marks the first reported instance of generative AI designing synthetic molecules ...

Spend too long on social media and you might start to hear the term “cortisol face” used to describe someone with supposedly puffy eyes or cheeks. The phrase describes ...

Smells are caused by volatile compounds that stimulate receptors in our nose. There is a large variety of such compounds with a great diversity of molecular structures. But many of the smells ...

Research published today explores the mystery behind a reported cluster of an unknown brain disease in New Brunswick, Canada. Neurologists in Canada led the study, published Wednesday in JAMA ...

Earth's surface is mostly deep ocean, but a new study reveals just how little we have glimpsed of the floor of our planet's largest ecosystem. Researchers at the non-profit Ocean Discovery League, the ...

Asteroid Psyche (formally designated 16 Psyche) is one of the most intriguing objects in our Solar System's asteroid belt. Unlike most asteroids composed primarily of rock or ice, Psyche is believed ...

The Fermi Paradox, named after physicist Enrico Fermi, highlights a contradiction in our understanding of alien life: despite billions of stars with potentially habitable planets and the vast age of ...