For most people, virtual reality means strapping a headset to their face, and the sharper the picture gets, the heavier that ...

Patients who ate more sugar while on antibiotics lost more gut bacteria diversity, and sucrose amplified the same effect in ...

A nuclear clock that uses thorium nuclei to keep its own laser on time ran for a full day unaided and could someday rival ...

A common germ reverses when it bumps into neighbors, which keeps its crowds from clumping and helps it find its way through ...

A study of 81,125 mothers and their children linked a mother's cleaning habits during pregnancy to her toddler's development.

Scientists warn that polar oceans are being overlooked in climate protection efforts, despite their vast potential to store carbon and support marine biodiversity.

Scientists discovered that stickier marine snow can carry over six times more carbon into the deep ocean, revealing a hidden factor in carbon storage.

A major review finds much stronger evidence of human-caused global warming than in 2009, despite the EPA's reversal of a landmark ruling. Some critics of climate science say the case that people are ...

A restaurant study reveals how a simple change in sauce placement can make the same meal appear healthier, even when the food ...

A geologist found an undiscovered meteorite crater in Western Australia on Google Earth in 2007. Later drilling confirmed its ...

A Brazilian study links school bullying and cyberbullying, with greater emotional difficulties among teenagers involved in ...

A 15-year study links parenting behaviors at age three to how children's brains respond to rewards throughout adolescence.