Some scientists looking to preserve vulnerable species have turned to a controversial technique: synthetic biology. This ...

Which painkiller do you reach for when you’ve got a throbbing headache or period pain? If you live in Britain, chances are it ...

Artificial intelligence can design toxins that evade security controls. A team at Microsoft says it used artificial intelligence to discover a "zero day" vulnerability in the biosecurity systems used ...

A teenager screamed for his mother as an off-duty sheriff’s deputy in khaki shorts and slip-on shoes pointed a gun at him. He was one of four boys restrained on the roadway in a Hilton Head Island ...

About 19 million U.S. adults take fish oil supplements, often to protect against chronic diseases. But new research suggests their ability to lower colon cancer risk may depend on a single gene.

A groundbreaking analysis of a 117-year-old woman reveals how protective genetics, a balanced microbiome, efficient metabolism, and resilient immunity work together to sustain health into extreme old ...

The channels in Microsoft’s new microfluidics design match the heat signatures of chips, resembling the veins of a plant. (Microsoft Photo) REDMOND, Wash. — About 5 minutes before each hour, and 5 ...

CHICAGO — I’m no Bryan Johnson, but I was feeling pretty confident when I strolled into the Northwestern Medicine Human Longevity Clinic in July. I’ve taken several aging tests over the past year to ...

The relationship between the gut microbiome and the human body is complex. While the microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract have major impact on various aspects of health, many factors can ...

Police have accused an 82-year-old woman of fatally shooting her husband Friday morning inside a Hilton Head Island skilled care facility. Harriett Kay Recker, of Sun City, was booked at the Beaufort ...

Iberian harvester ant queens have a unique superpower: They can lay eggs that hatch into an entirely different species. This discovery, described in a new paper published September 3 in the journal ...

Small fold – big role: A tissue fold known as the cephalic furrow, an evolutionary novelty that forms between the head and the trunk of fly embryos, plays a mechanical role in stabilizing embryonic ...