A genetic study has challenged the idea that a low bottom number in a blood pressure reading necessarily increases heart ...

Giant tortoises on Seychelles’ remote Aldabra Atoll may be far more numerous than earlier estimates suggested. Researchers ...

A child can be harmed by a lasting absence of care, even when there are no visible injuries. Going without emotional ...

Kidney disease affects millions of people worldwide, and the risk increases with age. It can develop quietly, so many people ...

An ETH Zurich spin-off is developing electric buses that recharge through specially designed tires while stopped over a plate ...

A healthy Nordic eating pattern was linked to a lower estimated risk of death over 24 years in a large study using Swedish ...

Potatoes were not generally linked to higher blood pressure in a study of adults in the United States and United Kingdom.

Researchers have used a laser to turn a thin strand of air into an antenna that transmits radio waves. The glowing structure ...

A soft underwater robot inspired by a feather star can swim, hover and change direction using just two parts that drive its ...

Dust around distant stars is revealing clues to collisions powerful enough to reshape young planets. Astronomers using the ...

About one in six or seven people may experience symptoms directly attributable to stopping antidepressants, according to a ...

An experimental drug may help existing cancer medicines work against tumors that have become resistant to treatment.