A large clinical trial suggests vitamin D may slow biological aging by preserving telomeres. Findings from the VITAL randomized controlled trial show that vitamin D supplementation can help preserve ...

Researchers at Bielefeld University and the University of Warwick monitored the daily behavior and mood of young adults over a four-week period. People who drink caffeine regularly tend to feel a ...

Your brain’s own “border patrol” may be fueling Alzheimer’s and stroke, thanks to hidden genetic activity in immune and blood vessel cells.

Scientists have discovered a solution to the “damped quantum harmonic oscillator,” paving the way for what could become the world’s tiniest measuring device. A plucked guitar string rings for a few ...

Intercrystals” could pave the way toward greener electronics and next-generation quantum technologies. Scientists at-New Brunswick have identified a new type of material known as intercrystals, which ...

Dubbed the ‘guardian of the genome’, the p53 protein responds to DNA damage by stalling cell division, initiating DNA repair or triggering cell death. This well-known pathway is frequently mutated or ...

Mysterious red galaxies from the universe’s dawn may trace back to rare, slow-spinning dark matter halos, creating extreme conditions that sparked rapid star or black hole growth.

Penn State astronomers are using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, combined with theoretical models, to investigate a distant, radiation-bathed protoplanetary disk. The basic ingredients ...

A Mediterranean moth was confirmed as a new species through DNA testing. It now bears the name Carcina ingridmariae. A ...

Researchers have uncovered a new mechanism in photochemistry showing that a molecule’s microenvironment can strongly ...

Scientists have discovered natural compounds that can suppress the bitterness of artificial sweeteners. Some artificial ...

By the end of the century, waves driven by rising seas could crash into Rapa Nui’s most sacred shoreline, flooding Ahu Tongariki and threatening dozens of other cultural treasures.