Many factors affect the infectious period of seasonal influenza, commonly called "the flu," but there are some good rules of ...

A new analysis of a peculiar metallic cloud surrounding the exoplanet WASP-49 b provides further evidence that it may have ...

Scientists combined two existing wireless technologies — high-speed electronics and millimeter wave photonics — for the first ...

New research has detected high levels of flame retardants in some toys, kitchen utensils and other household items made from ...

Extremely close-up images of a cannabis plant, spider eyes and a mouse brain are among the winners of the 50th annual Nikon ...

Researchers from Western University's Institute for Earth and Space Exploration have identified a way to produce edible ...

A new study in mice suggests that dysfunctional mitochondria may change the gut microbiome and thus drive Crohn's disease.

The Orionid meteor shower will peak this week as Earth busts through a stream of meteoroids left in the inner solar system by ...

Researchers working with Colossal Biosciences have assembled a near-complete Tasmanian tiger genome and developed artificial ...

Archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old tomb containing the remains of 12 individuals at Petra in Jordan.

A probabilistic new map of the universe surrounding the Milky Way reveals that our galaxy is likely part of an even larger "basin of attraction" than we previously assumed.

Most animals retreated to small, warmer enclaves. But some, like humans, seemed to have stayed where they were.