A new brain imaging study in mice suggests that sleep may not help flush out the brain of toxins and everyday waste products, ...

We could be producing concrete that's 30 percent stronger by processing and adding charred coffee grounds to the mix, ...

In lab experiments, the researchers grew cultures of yeast and mouse liver cells, then analyzed their hydrogen isotopes. They ...

Cannabis use among breastfeeding parents in the US is increasing, and yet it's unclear how much of the drug ends up in breast ...

I can remember when Perseverance was launched, travelled out into the Solar System and landed on Mars in February 2021.

Scientists have located the body's toggle for breaking down brown fat – a type of adipose tissue that burns calories to ...

Stressful life events, such as the death of a loved one or divorce, put a person at greater risk of developing dementia in ...

Most stars in the Milky Way just hang around doing pretty normal star things, but one particular star just will not.

When high-speed electrons smash into oxygen molecules in the upper atmosphere, they split the oxygen molecules (O₂) into individual atoms. Ultraviolet light from the Sun does this too, and the oxygen ...

Our reliance on plastic has become a huge problem, which is why researchers are excited about a new type of material – one ...

"Cosmologists calculate the current theoretical size limit of structures to be 1.2 billion light-years, yet both of these ...

Abnormally warm patches of water in the Pacific Ocean, often referred to as 'blobs', have been having a disastrous effect on ...