Aging may "erase" the epigenetic markers that control gene expression in the brain, and this may create a snowball effect.

Scientists in China have announced the first confirmed sighting of the critically endangered Hainan hare in part of its ...

A new study using data from China's Chang'e-4 moon lander found an area of reduced radiation from cosmic rays near the moon.

Modular robots are easily expandable, know when they're upside down or stuck, and can march forward across all kinds of ...

A fast-spreading fungal disease has left the newly named Australian "zombie tree" unable to produce flowers, fruit or seeds, ...

Researchers have captured extraordinary footage of sperm whales randomly headbutting each other, confirming anecdotal reports from mariners and whalers in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Two lavish Iron Age hoards unearthed in England may have been burned in honor of a queen's royal ancestor, a new study finds ...

Analysis from the United Nations World Food Programme suggests that if the war in Iran continues until June, an additional 45 ...

Divers investigating a shipwrecked brig once owned by Lord Elgin have discovered an overlooked piece of marble from the ...

Using a new method, physicists found a way to 'catapult' electrons across solar materials in quadrillionths of a second.

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Researchers made small, pure samples of the elusive mineral lonsdaleite – also known as hexagonal diamond — and tested its ...