We can often understand more about the future by looking into the past – and in the case of a new study published in Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, almost 240,000 years into the history of the ...

Fasting is a common requirement for many routine laboratory blood tests, with patients often instructed to avoid eating or drinking anything except water for 8 to 12 hours before their sample is taken ...

Scientists have discovered a distinct change in the brains of people with long COVID that might explain some of the illness's most debilitating symptoms.

Depression and anxiety outcomes were exploratory, and the authors describe these findings as hypothesis-generating. The re ...

Some computations are so hardcore that it takes a facility of extraordinary power to even think about running them.

By using what would otherwise be an industrial waste in new road pavements, the future of highways and byways could reduce impacts on climate change and potentially save lives. A new analysis suggests ...

Plants are the original solar panels, and they're very good at converting light into energy – red and blue light, that is.

One of science's defining aspects is that its findings and ideas are open to empirical debate. But with plate tectonics and feathered dinosaurs firmly entrenched, the next point of debate may hinge ...

Scattered across the Pacific and Indian Oceans, a humble sea cucumber named Holothuria (Microthele) whitmaei makes its home. This unassuming animal somewhat resembles poop, has been saddled with the ...

Deep in the abyss of the Pacific Ocean, the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone is home to the world's largest accumulation of polymetallic nodules.

As we get older, our episodic memory – managed by the hippocampus region – gradually gets worse. That's the memory related to specific details, like where the car's parked or what time an appointment ...

We all know exercise is good for us – but we don't all have the time, motivation, or mobility to put in regular workout sessions.