When Earth formed 4.5 billion years ago, any phosphorus that was present likely sank into the molten core due to the element's properties.

Smartphone pictures of post-surgical wounds taken by patients and then assessed by clinicians can help with the early ID of infections

NASA and the nation's top federal nuclear research lab on Friday put out a request for proposals for a fission surface power system.

Information about worker commutes from smartphones and fitness trackers can predict individual job performance, according to a new study.

White people who received training in mindfulness meditation were three times more likely to help a Black person in staged scenarios.

Throughout evolution sleep has remained universal and essential to all organisms with a nervous system.

Researchers have demonstrated for the first time one way that a small molecule turns a single cell into something as large as a tree

Although some people say that baldness is the “new sexy,” for those losing their hair, it can be distressing.

Computer scientists have developed a tool that will increase protections for users’ private data while they browse the web.

Researchers caught liars at an unprecedented accuracy of 73% by measuring the movements of facial muscles with groundbreaking electrode tech

Synthetic neurological data created using generative adversarial networks could speed up training of brain-computer interfaces.

Scientists say they have proven that grandmothers have strong nurturing instincts and are hard-wired to care deeply about grandchildren.

Gene-editing technology was tested on seven volunteers to see if it could treat severe visual impairment and enabling them to see colours.

Students at a Dutch university have developed a solar-powered zero-emission mobile home called 'Stella Vita' that can travel on solar energy

A cold trap refers to a pocket on the surface of a solid body in which volatile gases can accrue and remain still for long periods of time.

Scientists have created a new triboelectric fabric that generates electricity from the movement of the body while remaining flexible.

Sugar is bad news for health — on this most would agree. But when it comes to fat, there has been real and sometimes acrimonious debate.

A promising new approach to potentially treat Alzheimer’s disease – and also vaccinate against it – has been developed by a research team.

If you're in a foul mood and boot your robotic pet down the stairs, are you being a jerk? Is the device's owner culpable of bad behavior?

Can we infer someone's cultural group from their laugher, even when we do not know what they are laughing at?