A new study finds that people hear familiar words as louder than nonsense words, even when both are equally loud. The results ...

A new study suggests yet another theory for a possible extra planet in our solar system, likely of a size between Mercury and Earth. The authors dubbed it Planet Y.

Across 1,000 species, males die younger than females—even in zoos. A global study shows biology, not just lifestyle, drives sex differences in lifespan.

Discover how scientists engineer foods for space missions, then design your own solutions for extreme environments on Earth.

This important study identifies a putative iron and zinc transporter in the plasma membrane of the obligate intracellular pathogen, Toxoplasma gondii. Using an array of different approaches, the ...

Researchers are increasingly turning to artificial-intelligence tools that can handle complex, multi-step processes.