Human evolution has long been tied to growing brain size, and new research suggests prenatal hormones may have played a surprising role. By studying the relative lengths of index and ring fingers — a ...

A giant python nicknamed The Baroness has shattered snake records in Indonesia. How big is the world’s longest wild snake—and why does her survival matter now?

Experts from the CREO Clinic surveyed 1,000 Brits about the physical qualities they find most appealing. And the results ...

Astronomers have announced the discovery of what appears to be an "ice cold Earth," a chilly but potentially habitable rocky world similar to our own located less than 150 light-years away.

A year ago, federal support for scientific research appeared to be crumbling. But thanks to Congress and several lawsuits, ...

Scientists have recorded footage of a large phantom jellyfish off the coast of Argentina during a deep-sea exploration, ...

Conventional wisdom is that waiting in a queue online or in a physical line involves a certain cost for people and organizations. Rational analysis has largely based its queue management predictions ...

Delivery of therapeutic genes is essential for gene therapy. Adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) are a prime vector for carrying ...

Want longer, stronger hair? Discover 10 science-backed tips, from nutrition to scalp care, that are proven to promote healthy ...

Computer simulations reveal that increasing the tail length of the biosurfactant surfactin creates more stable, spherical ...

Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) implants are widely used in cranioplasty, yet the clinical significance of implant surface design ...

Prototaxites taiti’ was not a fungus but an extinct eukaryotic lineage, a study reveals, resolving a mystery that as ...