A new gene therapy trial safely restores hearing in deaf children and adults, offering hope for those with DFNB9 deafness ...

One hundred years after the trial, and as we have documented in our scholarly work, the culture war over evolution and ...

Astronomers uncover the first direct evidence for how some white dwarf stars explode, confirming the long-debated ...

Discover how your first 10 minutes after waking up can make or break your day. New research shows small morning habits have a ...

A new study reveals people love to judge others' personalities based on their tattoos — but those snap judgments are wrong ...

Scientists have found 473 human genes that behave like on/off switches, revealing links to cancer, immune conditions, and ...

A study finds that kids who are the youngest in their school class are significantly more likely to be diagnosed with mental ...

Killer whales have been documented offering food provisions to humans swimming near them or in nearby boats. Learn more about this fascinating behavior.

These black holes are the most distant and stable objects we know. Using a technique called very long baseline interferometry ...

After studying nearly 6,000 people, researchers discovered that "cool" people share remarkably similar traits worldwide.

Salt water actually changes the properties of human skin in ways that explain why your face feels like leather after a day at ...

Emerging research suggests that mantra meditation may have promising benefits, from reducing stress and burnout to improving ...