It might sound like science fiction, but some scientists say we have tools that could be used to disrupt natural disasters.

The animal is now formally named Hemiscyllium dudgeonae, or Dudgeon's Walking Shark, the release noted. Scientists confirmed ...

In a new study scientists reveal up to 38-fold higher DMSP concentrations in Southern Ocean sea-ice versus the surrounding ...

In the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Greenland and Iceland, a swath of water is doing something very strange. While the rest of the ocean heats up; it’s been getting colder. A team of scientists say ...

Extensive practice can rewire the brain so a learned skill runs more automatically, making some forms of true multitasking ...

Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. Physicist Albert Einstein, widely regarded as one of the most ...

It's often said that microplastics are everywhere, including in the environment and in living things, and an ever-growing body of research increasingly attests to their ubiquity as a contaminant. On ...

A major research study is challenging one of evolution’s most influential ideas: that most genetic changes that become permanent are essentially neutral. Researchers at the University of Michigan ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Using the oldest dog genes studied so far, scientists are finding more evidence that our furry friends have been ...