Arctic sea ice helps cool the planet and influences weather patterns around the world, but it is disappearing faster than ever as the climate warms. Scientists have now developed a new forecasting ...

New research suggests that Epstein-Barr virus may actively provoke the immune system in people with multiple sclerosis. Scientists found large buildups of virus-targeting immune cells in the nervous ...

Researchers have discovered a previously unknown enzyme that plays a crucial role in fat production. By blocking it, they stopped weight gain, reduced liver damage, and lowered harmful cholesterol ...

Colorectal cancer has long baffled scientists because, unlike most tumors, patients often do better when their cancers are ...

Inspired by the shape-shifting skin of octopuses, Penn State researchers developed a smart hydrogel that can change ...

Quantum computers struggle because their qubits are incredibly easy to disrupt, especially during calculations. A new ...

Scientists at Keck Medicine of USC are testing an experimental stem cell therapy that aims to restore the brain’s ability to ...

New research using rhesus monkeys suggests that the brain’s relationship with alcohol may begin forming long before a person ...

Scientists in Australia have uncovered a clever new way to fight some of the most dangerous drug-resistant bacteria by ...

A new study reveals that chemicals used to replace ozone-damaging CFCs are now driving a surge in a persistent “forever ...

Scientists have found that ancient Martian lakes could have survived for decades despite freezing air temperatures. Using a ...