Scientists on a research vessel off the central California coast spotted a waved albatross, marking just the second recorded ...

A miscarriage can occur for a variety of reasons, but chromosomal abnormalities are a common factor. About half of all known ...

Adrenaline increases the "alertness" of the nervous system, meaning it's ready to trigger muscle contraction. It also increases the amount of blood flow and changes the tension of the muscles, which, ...

Manipulating how much carbon dioxide a person breathes can crank up the brain's 'sewage system', researchers have found.

This week in science: how eating meat could be associated with a longer life; a switch for fat cell production; how space ...

A pregnant woman's blood sample taken in 1972 was mysteriously missing a surface molecule found on all other known red blood cells at the time.

Splinters are everyday injuries commonly involving a small shard of wood, glass, metal, plastic, or a thorn that becomes embedded in the skin and the soft tissue underneath.

Here's some science trivia for you: unlike the inner retina in most animals (including us), birds' inner retinas function ...

A study led by researchers at the University of Camerino in Italy found that the fatty insulation protecting neurons can be harmed when we go without sleep, compromising our mental processing.

There's still so much we don't know about Alzheimer's disease, but the link between poor sleep and worsening disease is one ...

The high-fat, low-carb ketogenic diet has been growing in popularity in recent years, following claims of rapid weight loss.

Cancer and Alzheimer's disease are two of the most feared diagnoses in medicine, but they rarely strike the same person.