Just a few hundred light-years from Earth, the famous variable star Mira A is huffing and puffing its outer layers to space. Its most recent mass-loss event ejected more material at higher velocity ...

For a long time, people imagined the moon as a quiet, frozen world where nothing much happens anymore. But new research shows ...

Fusion energy promises a future of clean, nearly limitless power, but building reactors that can survive the extreme ...

Scientists studying bonobos, one of humanity’s closest living relatives, have uncovered surprising clues about how rhythm and communication may have evolved. By analyzing the timing of movements ...

Making music brings joy to millions of people, but a new study shows it can also come with serious risks to hearing. Researchers have found that musicians are much more likely than non-musicians to ...

Chronic pain is a major health concern for many people worldwide, including military veterans affected by Gulf War illness.

If you spend hours each day looking at a computer, tablet, or phone, you are not alone. Work, study, and entertainment now happen mostly on screens. But this habit may be quietly causing neck pain, ...

Scientists in China have found that what you eat may influence brain health as you age. Their study suggests that a diet high in sodium (a major component of salt) but low in potassium may increase ...

You might’ve heard the term “probiotics” being thrown around, especially when talking about yogurt or health drinks. But what are they? Simply put, probiotics are like friendly bugs for our stomach.

Scientists from Autonomous University of Madrid and collaborating institutions have found that a healthy plant-based diet is associated with a lower risk of frailty in older adults. The research, ...

There’s little worse as a pool lifeguard than hearing the words “code brown” come through your radio. For swimmers on a hot day, there’s also little worse than being told to immediately get out of the ...

Quantum computers promise to solve problems far beyond the reach of today’s machines, but building them is incredibly difficult. One of the biggest challenges is simply reading the information stored ...