As part of its bicentennial celebration, The Franklin Institute, one of the nation's premier science museums and a national ...

Food containers and cookware are leaching more potentially hazardous chemicals into our bodies than previously thought, new research suggests.

An initial DNA test of a body believed to belong to Joseph Couch, the suspected gunman behind southern Kentucky's Sept. 7 ...

A research team has successfully recreated the structure of wrinkles in biological tissue in vitro, uncovering the mechanisms behind their formation.

Chlorella benefits have long been known to science, especially its role as a rich source of ... freshwater algae that is ...

The family of Nicholas Caboot is suing UB, SUNY and the state seeking $15 million in damages for mishandling Caboot's remains ...

Using common food dye, researchers make skin and muscle safely and reversibly transparent. Scientists at Stanford University have developed a groundbreaking technique using food-safe dye to make ...

In a world of fitness trackers built to optimize, the greatest indicators of longevity aren't what you expect.

Become a habitual hand-washer. Just sudsing up regularly can slash your risk for respiratory infections by 20 percent and ...

A recent review has uncovered the widespread presence of food contact chemicals (FCC) in humans, identifying 3,601 chemicals used in food packaging and related products found in the human body. The st ...

Dozens of labs around the world are striving to grow models of human embryos to study development, fertility and therapies.

Princeton engineers have created a cement-based material that is 5.6 times more damage-resistant, inspired by the structure ...