What would a human see and feel while falling into a black hole? In this exclusive excerpt of his new book, "Facing Infinity, ...

Scientists at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, have used nanotechnology to re-engineer the molecular structure of a common chemotherapy drug to turn it into a wonderous cure for ...

Reptiles on a Mexican island were considered an invasive species, but DNA evidence proves they beat humans to the island by ...

Bowhead whales produce a unique protein that repairs DNA damage, a discovery that could help humans extend lifespan and ...

Scientists are hopeful it will improve understanding of how genes work, what goes wrong in disease, and how to fix it.

Oxford and Cambridge researchers who produced the image map which uncovers the secrets of why humans get disease say it ...

The two main approaches for discovering disease genes reveal distinct aspects of biology, a new study shows. While both methods are widely used, the ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have cracked the DNA code of the longest living mammal, the bowhead whale, revealing a mechanism that could potentially prolong the human lifespan ...

The history of humanity is an intricate tapestry, whose threads not only belong to our own species but intertwine with those ...

IN THE northernmost reaches of the globe, beneath thick sea ice, a bowhead whale can live for over two hundred years.These whales spend their winters in the depths of the ocean, coming up to breathe ...

From South Korea’s clinics to London’s glow-obsessed crowd, the salmon sperm facial has rewritten the rules of regenerative ...