An upside-down jellyfish drifts in a shallow lagoon, rhythmically contracting its translucent bell. By night that beat drops ...

In the very first moments after the Big Bang, the universe looked nothing like it does today. Instead of stars, atoms, or ...

Now, researchers at Penn State have turned to an unlikely source of inspiration—the electric eel—to create a new kind of soft, gel-based battery that delivers impressive power while remaining flexible ...

Right now, there is no cure for osteoarthritis. Treatments like physical therapy, exercise, pain medications, or surgery can ...

Obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, is a sleep problem that many people around the world have. It happens when the muscles in your throat relax too much during sleep. This causes your airway to get ...

While animal-based proteins like meat and dairy are rich in leucine, some plant-based options are also promising. For example ...

When the antibodies attach to these interneurons, they seem to lower the cells’ activity. This may cause changes in how the ...

Dr. Akhmetov said this finding could help lead to new treatments to slow down aging. He believes that lowering EDA2R activity ...

Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have demonstrated a surprising new way to compute—by using heat instead of electricity. In a proof-of-concept study published in Physical Review ...

Scientists exploring Mars have uncovered strong new evidence that the Red Planet once had wave-washed beaches and long-lasting water activity, making it an even more promising place to search for ...

A new study suggests that the babies of the largest dinosaurs to ever walk the Earth were once a crucial food source for meat-eating predators. According to research led by a scientist from University ...

A recent study from the Yale School of Public Health and other institutions has found that the diabetes drug rosiglitazone ...