An experiment at the State University of Campinas found that FGF19, a substance produced in the intestine, acts on specific ...

Cryptotephra reveals Toba’s vast fallout while sites record human innovation instead of collapse. These patterns guide ...

In Mexico’s Gulf of California, scientists captured rare footage of a group of orcas called Moctezuma’s pod hunting young ...

The first study granted access to artifacts in British museums for radiocarbon dating has examined the transition between the Second Intermediate Period and the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. One of ...

Once a fabric reserved for emperors, the fabled “sea silk” has been resurrected by Korean scientists who discovered a way to recreate its legendary golden luster using the byssus threads of the pen ...

Scientists have proven Nanotyrannus was its own species, reshaping what we know about the predators that lived alongside T. rex. What if our understanding of T. rex growth has been wrong all along? A ...

Rare fossils reveal that worms managed to survive multiple mass extinction events. A recent scientific investigation has revealed a surprising discovery: a parasite that still targets modern oysters ...

Alcohol turns the body into its own sugar factory, fueling addiction and liver damage through a single metabolic pathway.

Leucine powers up the body’s energy engines by protecting the proteins that keep mitochondria running strong. Credit: Shutterstock. Scientists have discovered how the amino acid ...

Older adults with gum disease were more likely to show white matter damage in brain scans, a sign linked to memory and ...

A sweeping global study reveals that chronic kidney disease now affects nearly 800 million people and has become one of the world’s top 10 causes of death. A new global analysis reveals that more ...

Scholars reveal that much of what we think we know about Vikings and Norse mythology is based on later reinterpretations rather than original sources.