“What the climate can do to the human body can be very perplexing,” said Mary Ellen O’Toole, a former FBI agent, whose ...

New research exploring the roots of modern Japanese populations has linked the genetic signature of Jomon hunter-gatherers to a higher body mass index (BMI) among individuals, underlining that ancient ...

Stories on the discovery of vital fluid-transport systems in the human body are among the winners of the 2024 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards. Winning journalists also did immersive stories on ...

For Science Week, we’re hearing from some Irish-based researchers about this year’s theme of regeneration, including Dr Carol ...

It's common knowledge that our brains—and, specifically, our brain cells—store memories. But a team of scientists has ...

Monday, Nov. 18 and 19, 2024 from 8 - 10 p.m. / PBS app. This is a two-part, four-hour documentary directed by Ken Burns, ...

Scientific literature tends to treat the mind and body as separate entities, but humanistic works capture the psychological effects of cancer—loneliness, grief and anxiety. By narrating the emotional ...

Astronaut Sunita Williams, 59, experienced significant weight loss during her 155-day stay on the International Space Station ...

It's common knowledge that our brains -- and, specifically, our brain cells -- store memories. But a team of scientists has discovered that cells from other parts of the body also perform a memory ...

First identified by archaeologists in 1978, the site was initially found to be home to at least 70 hominin footprints ...

Microorganisms—bacteria, viruses and other tiny life forms—may drive biological variation in visible life as much, if not ...

Does disconnection with the ground cause us to become sicker? That's the idea behind the practice of "grounding" or "earthing" which is growing in popularity. We separate the science from the nonsense ...