UCSF researchers have pinpointed a crucial brain receptor that helps immune cells called microglia clear out toxic amyloid ...

New research reveals that reducing cysteine, an amino acid, can flip fat from storage mode to calorie-burning mode. In both human trials and animal studies, lower cysteine levels sparked the ...

A seemingly ordinary white dwarf star, located just 130 light-years away, has revealed an extraordinary secret: it is the ...

Faint Bridge of Stars Reveals Rare Galactic Merger Astronomers have created one of the most detailed views ever captured of a ...

To mimic how methanetetrol might form in space, the researchers froze water and carbon dioxide ices to near absolute zero and ...

Heat waves and cold spells are occurring more frequently around the Great Lakes, according to research from the. These changes have important effects on the region’s weather, economy, and ecosystems.

Satellites show the world’s continents are drying fast, with groundwater loss now outpacing glacier melt in driving sea level ...

New satellite data shows parts of New Orleans are sinking fast, including floodwalls meant to protect the city from storms.

Blood biomarkers might signal Alzheimer’s risk long before symptoms emerge, offering a possible tool for early prevention. A ...

A brainstem region helps punctuate memories. Stress may block its ability to mark new experiences. Although life unfolds in a ...

Female brains process past mistakes differently, shaped by a specific RNA. This could explain sex-based differences in ...

Astronomers may have caught a supermassive black hole in the act of forming inside a uniquely shaped galaxy. Astronomers ...