At the heart of the Milky Way, a faint and widespread glow of gamma rays has puzzled astronomers for decades. The light could be the result of dark matter particles colliding, or it might come from ...

Researchers are studying eccentric warm Jupiters, giant exoplanets that follow odd, elongated orbits unlike anything in our solar system.

Scientists have created the first real-time 3D simulations of how lasers alter the quantum vacuum. Using cutting-edge computational modeling, scientists from the University of Oxford, in collaboration ...

A new study from Iceland’s Surtsey Island reveals that birds were responsible for carrying most of the plants that colonized ...

Scientists at the University of Maryland have uncovered the genetic key behind a rare wheat variety that produces three ...

A new study reveals that a low-fat vegan diet, even without restricting calories or carbohydrates, may help people with type 1 diabetes significantly reduce both their insulin needs and insulin costs.

A new study led by the University of Bristol, involving more than one million participants, has found that having lower cholesterol levels may reduce the risk of developing dementia. The study, led by ...

Researchers at Mass General Brigham examined a new way to define obesity that goes beyond BMI by also considering how body fat is distributed. Obesity rates in the United States may increase dramatica ...

A new study suggests that memory problems and difficulty concentrating after chemotherapy may stem from impaired lymphatic-system drainage caused by cancer drugs. Cancer is already a difficult ...

Researchers found that commonly used processed fats made from palm and plant oils do not raise heart disease risks when eaten in normal dietary amounts. Two kinds of processed hard fats commonly found ...

A targeted drug combination delays advanced prostate cancer in men with specific DNA repair gene mutations. A large international study led by researchers at UCL has found that a new combination of dr ...

A new study by a Utah anthropologist, based on genetic evidence, concludes that the colonizers of Sahul arrived later than ...