We already know that the stimulating powers of caffeine make it an unsuitable choice for a late-night drink – at least if you ...

The internet is abuzz with tributes to a liquid chemical called methylene blue that is being sold as a health supplement.

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A study from Japan has identified potential genes behind cat purrs, and the discovery could help us understand why our furry ...

Will quantum computers crack cryptographic codes and cause a global security disaster? You might certainly get that ...

Yet, the greatest parasite of the modern age is no blood-sucking invertebrate. It is sleek, glass-fronted and addictive by ...

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), the aromatic herb native to the Mediterranean, has long been treasured in kitchens around ...

A fitness trend known as Japanese walking is capturing attention online, promising major health benefits with minimal ...

In recent years, an increasing number of scientific investigations have backed an alarming hypothesis: Alzheimer's disease ...

Turkmenistan said Thursday it had significantly reduced a gas fire that has been raging for half a century at a site dubbed ...

A never-before-seen type of giant space explosion – the biggest bangs since the Big Bang – has been accidentally captured by the Gaia space telescope.

There's something very peculiar about the atmosphere surrounding Titan, Saturn's largest moon: rather than staying constantly ...