Children's mattresses may be giving off chemicals associated with damage to the brain, according to new research – a ...

We know sleep quality is vital for good health, that adolescence is an important time for brain development, and that teens ...

Earlier this year, scientists discovered a peculiar term appearing in published papers: "vegetative electron microscopy".

While most of us take the ground beneath our feet for granted, written within its complex layers, like the pages of a book, ...

Have you ever wondered why you don't have thick hair covering your whole body like a dog, cat or gorilla does? Humans aren't the only mammals with sparse hair.

Ochre body paint may have been a form of prehistoric sunscreen that helped early humans survive a sudden increase in ultraviolet (UV) radiation around 41,000 years ago.

A lonely black hole roaming the cosmos in solitude has been confirmed for the first time. A closer look has revealed the dark object's identity, after much hubbub.

We all need a way to get along in this wild, wicked world, and a rare insect found only on a mountainside on O'ahu has found ...

An unprecedented coral bleaching episode has spread to 84 percent of the world's reefs in an unfolding human-caused crisis ...

There are a lot of things in Earth's night sky, and every now and again, they line up in such a way to give us all a little ...

Gold dust in eyes might seem like an unusual therapy – but a new mouse study in the US shows the approach could potentially ...

This week brings the Hubble Space Telescope's 35th birthday – but instead of getting presents, the Hubble team is giving out ...