Researchers of a new study recently identified a state akin to sleep in a tiny, freshwater animal, also known as "hydra," which has simple anatomy and doesn't have a brain.
An early study shows that the COVID-19 vaccine of Pfizer works against a key mutation detected in variants of the virus in the United Kingdom and South Africa, which are spreading faster compared to the original strain.
From developing vaccines for Ebola, HIV, and pandemic influenza, Stanford University researchers have now turned their attention to developing a vaccine for COVID-19.
The US Department of Agriculture, later this month, will officially admit defeat along one front of its fight against a distressing invasive insect, particularly a tree-killing beetle.
A new study recently found that identical twins don't share the same DNA always, opposite the common knowledge that they form the identical egg and receive the same genetic material from their parents.
COVID-19 is persistently infecting more people, and scientists are getting a closer look at autopsies' revelation of the "strange and frightening damage" the disease can inflict on human bodies.
A study led recently found that a ginger root's bioactive compound called 6-gingerol is an effective treatment in combatting the mechanism that fuels specific autoimmune diseases in mice.
Scientists recently devised low-cost conductive inks for clog-free ballpoint pens, or that can enable users to 'write' circuits nearly anywhere, including human skin.
Researchers recently found that the two children in Japan who have lung cancer may have acquired tumor cells from their mothers during or shortly before birth.
A new study from the University of Colorado Boulder recently found that one sweaty, gasping exercising individual emits as many chemicals from his body as up to five inactive individuals.
A new study describes a possible new kind of star in an occurrence usually linked to destruction, instead of a creation or also known in the field of astronomy as "the merger of two white dwarfs."
The Giant Magellan Telescope will be among the few gigantic earth-based telescopes that have the potential for revolutionizing humans' view and insight of the universe.
The onsen practice of snow monkeys is not exclusively about warming their bodies or bobbing for apples. They appear to appreciate onsen for its properties that reduce stress.
Scientists are currently developing wheat capable of resisting a new variant of rust disease, which threatens large losses to Australia's six-billion-dollar annual grain crop.
Study findings can help clarify why the immune system can endure a fetus during pregnancy, although later may be more likely to become alerted to and reject a transplant of an organ.
A new study recently suggested that exercising in colder weather could burn off more fat than normal, at least in shorter bursts of more strenuous exercises.