The theory of quantum mechanics has transformed daily life since being proposed a century ago, yet how it works remains a ...

CERN scientists have analyzed a particle of antimatter isolated in an undecided quantum state known as a superposition for ...

Your brain uses some of the same language and cognitive systems for both reading and listening, but it also performs ...

Is there a massive undiscovered planet on the outer reaches of the Solar System? The idea has been around since before the ...

A woman who lived and died 2,000 years ago in the Altai Mountains of Siberia is opening a new window into ancient tattoos.

Scientists have discovered the long-buried secret of a 17th-century French aristocrat 400 years after her death: She was using gold wire to keep her teeth from falling out.

An adopted embryo that was frozen for 30 and a half years has given rise to what some claim is the 'oldest baby' in the world ...

According to a new study, humans can inhale more than 70,000 microplastic particles each day in an indoor environment – far ...

A small, retrospective study in a part of Utah known for poor air quality retraced pollution exposure levels in patients ...

A bolt of lightning that arced across the sky from Texas to Kansas in the fall of 2017 has officially smashed the record for ...

For humans, the predictable structure of a nursery rhyme melody helps make it simple enough for a child to learn. For a ...

The Tintina fault stretches 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) across northern Canada, crossing the Yukon and ending in Alaska.