A resurfaced CIA document reveals that US intelligence once examined research hinting at a potential cancer treatment more ...

Even though conversion therapy is psychologically damaging, the Supreme Court appears poised to overturn Colorado’s ban on the practice.

Astronomers have created the largest and most detailed 3D map yet of a glowing signal from the early universe, revealing hidden galaxies and gas from 9-11 billion years ago. By analyzing faint ...

Cocaine addiction isn’t simply a failure of willpower — it’s the result of lasting biological changes in the brain.

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

Scientists mapped a hidden "sea of light" from hydrogen 9–11 billion years ago, revealing how the early universe was structured.

Lightning formation and the conditions triggering it have long been shrouded in a cloud of mystery, but new research led by Penn State scientists is lifting the fog. Using mathematical calculations, ...

Just a few days in simulated microgravity can subtly change the way women’s blood clots, sparking bigger questions about health monitoring protocols for astronauts who can spend six months or more in ...

Getting a dental implant installed can be uncomfortable; getting it removed because of infection is considerably more so. That’s the problem that University of Kentucky researchers are trying ...

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Martin Kamen and Samuel Ruben's discovery of the radioactive isotope carbon-14 in 1940 helped usher in a new era of dating ...

Toby Kiers was recently awarded the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, sometimes described as the "green Nobel Prize", for her work studying mycorrhizal fungi.