From the biathlon to the slopestyle to the giant slalom, raising a ski above your head after crossing the finish line is the ...

A large new study suggests that the sound of traffic outside your home at night could be doing more than disturbing your sleep—it may also be affecting your cholesterol and overall metabolic health.

After decades of environmental decline, the Yangtze River is showing early signs of recovery thanks to a sweeping fishing ban introduced by China in 2021. The Yangtze River Basin, one of the world’s ...

Volcanoes may look like simple mountains that erupted once and then fell silent, but in reality they are often the surface expression of complex processes happening deep underground. Magma can move, ...

A large new study suggests that unusually warm nights during pregnancy could be linked to a higher chance of autism diagnosis in children. Researchers from Tulane University analyzed nearly 295,000 ...

A new study from Northwestern Medicine suggests that when you stop eating at night may matter just as much as what you eat. Researchers found that aligning overnight fasting with your natural sleep ...

Researchers in the United Kingdom have discovered that a simple combination of two common blood tests can help identify a serious and often overlooked complication of chronic kidney disease. The ...

Imagine your stomach is like a busy city, full of life and activity. This city has trillions of tiny residents called microorganisms. These include bacteria, viruses, and other small living things ...

Scientists have discovered a new clue about why some people with fatty liver disease develop serious liver problems while others do not. A study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at ...

A large new study suggests that several commonly used medications could help prevent delirium, a sudden and distressing state of confusion, in older adults after surgery. Delirium affects about one in ...

A widely used diabetes and weight loss medication may do more than lower blood sugar and help people shed pounds. New ...

Islands are known for producing unusual animals, and a newly studied extinct bird from Hawaii may be one of the strangest yet ...