The Zanj, enslaved people largely from Africa, rebelled at the same time they were ordered to build a massive system of ...

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has captured a striking image of a distant quasar from the "cosmic noon," including a giant ...

Small clusters of pits in tooth enamel may be traced back to a single evolutionary lineage millions of years ago.

In patients showing cognitive decline, a new blood test for Alzheimer's is expected to make diagnosis more convenient, ...

A new proof-of-concept study explored the feasibility of tracking the evolution of superbug infections in real time to help ...

Activity levels in a specific region of the brain predict whether we think something is real, irrespective of whether we've seen it or imagined it.

Symptoms of Werner syndrome, which causes premature aging, can appear in a person's teens and progress quickly in their 20s ...

For the first time, scientists have imaged the elusive south pole of the sun. The images captured by the Solar Orbiter ...

Researchers have found that ocean acidification entered a "danger zone" in 2020, suggesting increased carbon dioxide levels have caused Earth to breach another planetary boundary.

The quantum computer, called Starling, will use 200 logical qubits — and IBM plans to follow this up with a ...

Scientists are developing a new device that fits inside a menstrual pad and checks for "biomarkers" of disease in period ...

A new species of dinosaur that was probably a princely ancestor of T. rex, the king of the dinosaurs, has been identified ...