The many types of cells in the human body are produced through the process of differentiation, in which stem cells…
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To many people, the sugars we eat may seem like a luxury that can do more harm than good. But…
The fungus behind an outbreak of dangerous nervous system infections in U.S. residents who underwent cosmetic procedures in Matamoros, Mexico,…
New findings could explain biodiversity hotspots in tectonically quiet regions. If we could rewind the tape of species evolution around…
Home to 8.8 million people as of 2020, New York City is by far the most populous city in the…
Arctic ground squirrels are unique among mammals. Their ability to keep from freezing even when body temperatures dip below that…
Word choice matters — a lot — when it comes to research. That’s the main takeaway from a new article…
LAST year, one of our most commonly held ideas about depression was turned upside down. “Antidepressants study casts doubt on…
Keep track of how many illnesses you have each year to get to grips with your immune healthVicki Turner WHEN…
Mount Sinai researchers have published what they say is the first study to identify a new form of treatment for…
Cancers often release molecules into the bloodstream that pathologically alter the liver, shifting it to an inflammatory state, causing fat…
Enigmatic, C-shaped antler carvings from France’s Stone Age have puzzled scientists for over 150 years, but now a modern experiment…
Scientists at NASA’s first ever public meeting on “unidentified anomalous phenomena” — more commonly called UFOs — have called for…
“EINSTEIN attacks quantum theory.” That was the headline in The New York Times on 4 May 1935. The world’s most…
Cage structures made with nanoparticles could be a route toward making organized nanostructures with mixed materials, and researchers at the…
Christopher Sweet/EyeEm/getty images I AM a firm believer that you can stargaze anywhere. In fact, a few years ago, I…
Living in an almshouse can boost the longevity of its residents by as much as two-and-a-half years compared to their…
Neurological conditions can release a torrent of new creativity in a few people as if opening some mysterious floodgate. Auras…
Ancient Maya’s Pyramid of the Magician in Uxmal, MexicoKonstantin Kalishko/Alamy The Earth Transformed: An untold history Peter Frankopan (Bloomsbury Publishing) HOW…
This week Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy released a warning about the risks that social media presents to the mental…
CLIMATEWIRE | A huge, mineral-rich region of the Pacific Ocean known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone is attracting major international interest because…
Stephen Hawking’s most famous theory about black holes has just been given a sinister update — one that proclaims that…
Editor’s Note (5/26/23): The Food and Drug Administration has formally approved the antiviral Paxlovid as a treatment for COVID. This…
A massive seaweed blob packed with bacteria and plastic could be generating a “pathogen storm” in the middle of the…
Plastic waste has become an environmental challenge across the world. Negotiators charged with hammering out a global treaty to end…
Space is as vast as it is mysterious, so perhaps it’s not surprising that we’ve overlooked alien star system debris…
Bryan Olin Dozier/NurPhoto/Shutterstock POST-VIRAL syndromes received little medical attention for decades, until the covid-19 pandemic triggered tens of millions of…
As central Spain’s Tirez Lagoon dried up over 20 years, becoming entirely desiccated by 2015, its barren landscape began to…
Scientists studied stands of roble beech trees (Nothofagus obliqua) like these across a variety of climates in the Chilean Andes…
If you have a cat, you’ve probably seen it push in and out with its front paws, alternating between left…