New research from the University of Oxford shows that cold snaps and heavy rain can stunt growth and reduce survival ...

A surprising energy imbalance in the brain and blood cells may offer a new way to detect and treat depression earlier.

There is a silence in the night sky that has bothered me for as long as I can remember. ” That observation, attributed to ...

Using a tool to solve a protein's structure, for most researchers in the world of structural biology and computational chemistry, is not unlike using the Rosetta Stone to unlock the secrets of ancient ...

The company is plowing ahead anyway.

Exercise can stimulate appetite, leading to increased food intake. People may also subconsciously move less throughout the rest of the day after doing a workout, which means exercise may have less ...

(Pirotehnik/iStock/Getty Images Plus) Giving birth to more than the average number of children or having no children at all ...

For decades, researchers have used that green fluorescent protein and similar molecules to light up the field of biology, tracking what’s happening inside cells. Now these ubiquitous tools are ...

Understanding obesity, therefore, requires moving beyond the notion of personal responsibility as the sole driver.

Researchers have found evidence of nuclear metabolic enzymes for the first time, contributing to our understanding of cancer ...

Many of us would probably like to forget sitting through math classes in school. But let’s briefly travel back, just for a ...