If we really want to know how our coastlines are going to fare under extreme conditions, we're going to need some extreme ...

Data centers need water to stay cool and functional, and lots of it: The larger facilities can consume as much water a day as a town of 50,000 people, and because much of the cooling involves ...

Over 30 percent of Americans believe in the concept of reincarnation, the notion that people who die will be reborn again in ...

Obesity is associated with a huge range of serious health problems, raising your risk of heart disease, multiple cancers, and overall mortality.

A little-known treatment for heart failure, developed more than half a century ago and refined in the '70s, may have legs as a potential therapy for Alzheimer's patients.

The fossil record shows that our Homo erectus ancestors were the first hominins to show signs of adapting to life on the ground, with longer legs and shorter arms emerging (the name translates to ...

Just when you thought it was safe to enter the benthic depths of the Indian Ocean, a new eldritch horror emerges from the darkness.

For all their promise, quantum computers have a hard time modeling the interactions between the two families of building blocks that underlie our Universe – can you imagine a chef that struggles to ...

As social media says, microplastics are this generation's lead and asbestos: useful things that seemed hunky-dory – until they weren't. Plastics are ubiquitous because they're durable, versatile, and ...

One of the core challenges in diabetes is controlling your blood sugar after eating, particularly when carbohydrates are involved.

Regular exercise is one of the best ways to stay fit and healthy, but many of us lack the time or motivation to stick to a workout schedule.

Body fat can bring health benefits as well as health problems, depending on where it is and how much of it there is.