In 1949, famed mathematician and physicist John von Neumann delivered a series of addresses at the University of Illinois, ...

Once common contributing factors such as body mass index and smoking status were factored in, the final calculations showed ...

Genes on the sex chromosomes would be expected to show different activity between men (with an X chromosome and a Y ...

A monumental complex built by the Maya around 3,000 years ago was modeled on a map of the cosmos, new fieldwork has revealed.

We don't all respond to the same diets in the same way, and results from a new study help explain why: Gut microbes that ...

A suspected strike by "tiny space debris" has delayed the return of the Chinese spaceship Shenzhou-20 and three astronauts, ...

A simple eye scan could be used to check for signs of heart disease risk and biological aging, a new study shows – ...

Neanderthals inhabited western Eurasia from about 400,000 years ago until their extinction about 40,000 years ago and have ...

In a flare of light that traveled for 10 billion years to reach us, astronomers have identified the most powerful and most ...

The motions of stars in the Milky Way have revealed a giant outward ripple, set off by a massive event sometime in our galaxy ...

The natural world has brewed up a spooky 'skull' in a deep volcanic pit in the Sahara Desert. From space, the sight really ...

Taking a pleasant daily stroll could help slow the protein buildup and cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's disease, ...