Science

For decades, Alzheimer’s research has largely revolved around one culprit: toxic protein buildups in the brain, especially amyloid-beta plaques. While...

Pancreatic cancer is one of medicine’s most unforgiving diagnoses. It hides in plain sight, produces vague symptoms, and is often...

For decades, it existed as a ghost in academic footnotes. An enormous stone Olmec Cave mask, sacred to one of...

Palaeontologists studying a tiny bird fossil from China were stunned to discover an unlikely cause of death: the animal appears...

When scientists send robots under Antarctic ice shelves, the missions are planned to the millimeter. This one wasn’t. A free-floating...

In a groundbreaking medical achievement, Chinese surgeons have successfully reattached a woman’s severed ear after temporarily grafting it onto her...

Why do humans across cultures keep coming back to alcohol, despite knowing its risks? From wine at weddings to beer...

Australian euthanasia activist Philip Nitschke, best known for creating the controversial Sarco pod, has unveiled a new assisted-dying device called...

Scientists have found a way to detect one of the most dangerous whale viruses without touching the animals at all....