Letting teens start school later may be a simple way to improve both sleep and academic performance. A study found that ...

A bandage-like microneedle patch can noninvasively collect immune cells and signals from the skin within minutes to hours. Early tests suggest it could transform how immune responses are monitored.

Research Highlights Fat stored around the waist, often called belly fat or visceral fat, showed a much stronger link to heart ...

A new experiment using rare-isotope beams has provided new insight into the origin of proton-rich isotopes known as p-nuclei.

NASA’s twin ESCAPADE spacecraft will uncover how the Sun stripped Mars of its atmosphere. Mars is a very different world ...

A rugged Martian landscape that resembles a vast spiderweb when seen from orbit is offering new insights into the planet’s ...

Scientists discovered that Greenland’s ice sheet may be slowly churning deep below the surface, revealing a hidden process ...

Sixty years of data show that cold snaps and heavy rain can stunt the growth of baby birds and reduce their survival chances.

Researchers have discovered that aging may fundamentally reshape how lung cancer spreads. A stress-response protein called ATF4 appears to help tunbsmors metastasize in older patients, pointing to a ...

Research from UC Santa Cruz indicates that the P3 peptide—an alternative cleavage product of the amyloid precursor protein—may play a role in Alzheimer’s disease.

A massive crater on asteroid Psyche may hold the key to whether it’s a lost planet’s core or something more complex. New simulations suggest NASA’s upcoming mission could finally solve the mystery.

As climate change pushes heat deeper into the ocean, scientists have been concerned about disruptions to marine life’s delicate balance. But new research suggests that a key microbe, Nitrosopumilus ...