A 7,000-year-old grave site in present-day Oman indicates that the region’s Neolithic communities sometimes turned to an ...

Known as dinosaur stars for both their primeval nature and their immense size, Population III stars existed only when the ...

Scientists discovered fossilized reptile skin in an Oklahoma cave, revealing the oldest known example dating back nearly 300 million years.

Scientists have uncovered a molecular trigger behind common overuse tendon injuries, revealing that HIF1 directly drives disease progression. Painful problems such as Achilles tendon pain, tennis ...

Researchers have now identified the molecular mechanism that triggers tendinopathy, paving the way for new and improved ...

On Christmas Day 2021, alongside other astronomers, I watched the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) launch from French Guiana and begin its month-long journey to its destination, 1.5 million ...

For decades, scientists have puzzled over a significant gap in the fossil record of Earth's earliest animals, with genetic ...

Illness is a shared human vulnerability, but in Nigeria the experience of sickness is profoundly shaped by social class.

Neural tissue normally dies quickly without oxygen. Yet bird retinas—among the most energy-demanding tissues in the animal ...

A new study explains how birds maintain sharp eyesight despite their retinas lacking blood vessels, finally resolving a ...

In the classic 1975 British comedy film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," King Arthur battles a mysterious Black Knight who ...

Scientists have discovered a 300-year-old giant black coral off New Zealand. Its massive size and age reveal hidden deep-sea ...