Cats meow more at owners who are men than women, new research has found, possibly because men tend to be more aloof when it comes to giving their pets attention.

For the first time, astronomers have caught the moment when a supermassive black hole flare triggers a mighty wind blasting ...

There's a lot of evidence that more exercise helps reduce cancer risk – but why are the two connected? According to a new ...

They say one person's trash is another's treasure, but a chunk of 'rock' used to keep a door open for decades is a treasure ...

A controversial scientific paper that claimed the weed killer glyphosate (brand name Roundup) "does not pose a health risk to ...

To date, the Voyager 2 probe has provided the only direct measurements of the radiation environment at Uranus. This led to ...

A construction site dating back nearly 2,000 years to the putative demise of Pompeii in 79 CE has revealed new evidence for the secret behind Ancient Rome's ultra-durable concrete.

Years ago, humanity lost one of its last surviving hominin cousins, Homo floresiensis (also known as "the hobbit" thanks to its small stature).

In a Maryland operating room one day in November 2025, doctors made medical history by transplanting a genetically modified pig kidney into a living patient.