The discovery addresses a longstanding puzzle in cognitive epidemiology: while studies have consistently shown that children who score higher on intelligence tests tend to live longer, the underlying ...

Researchers led by Prof. Alessandro Serretti at Kore University of Enna have identified a genetic inflammatory ...

Maya Ajmera, President & CEO of the Society for Science and Executive Publisher of Science News, spoke with David R. Liu, Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of ...

A new kind of computer model—grounded in real biology—lets researchers simulate how brain circuits make decisions and adapt ...

Controlling the state of a cell in a desired direction is one of the central challenges in life sciences, including drug development, cancer treatment, and regenerative medicine.

Scientists discovered true teeth growing on the head of the spotted ratfish, a distant shark relative. The toothed structure, ...

Scientists sampled tiny bone fragments sealed inside several Pompeii casts and tested DNA and isotopes to ask, and answer, ...

Pulmonary fibrosis is a deadly disease in which the lungs become thickened and scarred, gradually losing their ability to ...

Researchers have found genes linked to cannabis use and addiction. The discovery shows how biology influences behavior and ...

The World Anti-Doping Agency revealed on Tuesday the latest list of scientific research projects approved for funding through ...

Scientists are researching ways to genetically modify plants and animals to be more resistant to threats like climate change.