Every winter, Antarctica roughly doubles in size as sea ice locks into place over the ocean. Typically, Breid Bay in East Antarctica is entirely covered in a frozen crust from July through August. But ...

One of the most widely used drugs in the world could help reduce dementia risk when taken daily – but only for some.

When the tokamak powers on, something magical happens in the confines of its reinforced belly. Plasma born of heavy hydrogen blooms into brilliant pink, roiling and writhing around the doughnut-shaped ...

Dinner by yourself can be a lonely affair. The lack of social connection could change the way that your body processes your meal. A new study published in Science Advances has now found evidence that ...

Some people taking Ozempic-like medications have described just such a change. Could these drugs help people with alcohol use ...

The human brain is a magnificently complex information-processing machine that is extremely off-limits to certain kinds of research.

Prions are one of nature's cruelest tricks. Proteins are chains of amino acids that need to fold in very specific ways – a process that does not always work as intended. Your body is pretty good at ...

Detecting planets outside of our Solar System mostly relies on measuring minute changes in the light of distant stars. If this were akin to finding a needle in a haystack, astronomers would delight.

You've probably heard of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, but did you know there's possibly a third option as well? For just over two decades now, some scientists have argued that type 3 diabetes is an apt ...

In the US, the official health recommendations for fruit are two cups per day for a diet based on 2,000 daily calories – but it's estimated that 8 in 10 people aren't reaching that level, and ...

Over the past decade, a network of usually pristine blue rivers and lakes that winds through Alaska's breathtaking Brooks Range mountains has been starting to look a little… rusty. Scientists first ...

Catching signs of dementia early – before the main symptoms have started to show – means a bigger window of opportunity to study the progression of the condition, and to put support in place for those ...