Cats sleep between 12 and 16 hours a day, and a new study suggests that most of them prefer to catch these Z's while lying on ...

As if sequencing a full human genome wasn't tricky enough, scientists are now attempting to reconstruct our species' genetic ...

A vitamin commonly found in fresh fruits and vegetables could help slow one of the visible signs of aging: thinning skin.

A mold speculated to have been behind the deaths of a few who dared breach the tomb of Tutankhamun may be hiding a hopeful ...

The ocean around Antarctica is rapidly getting saltier at the same time as sea ice is retreating at a record pace.

Many of us have got into the habit of listening to podcasts, audiobooks and other online content at increased playback speeds ...

Psychopaths share similarities in brain structure that differ to the rest of the population, a new study reveals, a discovery ...

A new study published Tuesday in PLOS Biology suggests that mild electrical stimulation can boost arithmetic performance – ...

Beluga whales ( Delphinapterus leucas) have also displayed mouth-to-mouth interactions in the wild. During a study on captive belugas, kissing behaviors were mostly initiated by the young animals, ...

We know that sleep quality is important for many different aspects of our health, and there are multiple ways to get better ...

BMI has long been used as a standard measure of obesity, endorsed by the United States Centers for Disease Control and ...

Octopuses can taste with their arms, and a new study reveals that specifically, they're tasting chemical cues from microbes ...