Can we survive three minutes without air or three days without water? How about without batteries? Imagine not having a battery for 3 hours.

Above the atmosphere is space. It’s called that because it has far fewer molecules, with lots of empty space between them.

Sleep duration declines in early adulthood until age 33, and then picks up again at age 53, according to new findings.

It sounds like something out of a bad science fiction movie—artificially blocking sunlight to keep global warming from overheating the Earth

Astrophysicists say that there is a clear, unambiguous signal in the cosmos which could eliminate inflation as a possibility.

Researchers have discovered a rapid and sustainable way to synthetically produce a promising cancer-fighting compound right in the lab.

Using a hydrogel—a gelatin-like material in the form of a dry sheet—researchers have crafted a better picker-upper absorbing 3x more water.

The beneficial messages being sent to the central nervous system during exercise are packaged up in what are known as lipid particles.

According to a new study, how long people sleep and when they go to bed could influence their risk of dementia.

Since the early days of table top experiments, one of the most significant challenges is to extend the distance of quantum communications.

National University of Singapore researchers advanced the first step towards real-time, remote and wireless mind control of metamaterials.

Black holes are the most extreme objects in the universe, packing so much mass into so little space that nothing can escape.

Over time, many pathogens have adapted to resist antibiotics, so the search for new drugs is becoming increasingly important.

RNA, the molecule that gave rise to life, has been shown to be essential for repairing human genetic material and preventing mutations

Researchers are first to reveal that the checkerboard-like arrangement of cells in the inner ear’s organ of Corti is vital for hearing.

New study shows a major preventive effect from resistant starch, found in a range of foods such as oats and slightly green bananas.

Researchers have discovered a process that can contribute to the melting of ice shelves causing instability in others downstream.

Traditional songs, known as icaros, are part of a treatment process for men rehabilitating from drug and alcohol addictions.

A multidisciplinary study has found that the Tob gene plays an important role in reducing depression, fear, and anxiety.

Research team has used quantum computing and computer learning to describe what is believed to be the interior of a black hole.