In 1949, famed mathematician and physicist John von Neumann delivered a series of addresses at the University of Illinois, ...

Once common contributing factors such as body mass index and smoking status were factored in, the final calculations showed ...

Genes on the sex chromosomes would be expected to show different activity between men (with an X chromosome and a Y chromosome) and women (with two X chromosomes). However, most (90%) sex-biased genes ...

We don't all respond to the same diets in the same way, and results from a new study help explain why: Gut microbes that naturally produce more methane are also able to squeeze more energy and ...

A suspected strike by "tiny space debris" has delayed the return of the Chinese spaceship Shenzhou-20 and three astronauts, Beijing's space agency said on Wednesday.

A monumental complex built by the Maya around 3,000 years ago was modeled on a map of the cosmos, new fieldwork has revealed.

Neanderthals inhabited western Eurasia from about 400,000 years ago until their extinction about 40,000 years ago and have often been caricatured as the archetypal "cavemen". Questions about their ...

A simple eye scan could be used to check for signs of heart disease risk and biological aging, a new study shows – ...

The full Moon that's about to shine on Earth on November 5 will be the biggest and brightest of 2025's three full supermoons.

The motions of stars in the Milky Way have revealed a giant outward ripple, set off by a massive event sometime in our galaxy ...

The latest study on America's state of mind is in, and it reveals a concerning rise in the share of adults who say they have ...

Hereditary fructose intolerance is markedly different to a food allergy. A food allergy involves the immune system reacting to a food – for example, cow's milk protein – as if it's harmful to the body ...