Enzymes are essentially biological catalysts. They are proteins that speed up chemical reactions in the body that would ...

Fresh simulations show there is a chance Uranus and Neptune might actually be rock-rich worlds wrapped in thinner icy layers.

For years, the Mediterranean Diet has dominated conversations about healthy eating, and for good reason. The Mediterranean ...

In doing so, Paralvinella hessleri, a tiny deep-sea worm first discovered in 1989, transforms one of the deadliest substances ...

You think you know Stonehenge. The iconic rock towers standing against a green field and a gray English sky are one of the most impressive sights in human history. But that’s just the tip of the ...

More striking still, the genetic damage showed up even in body areas that rarely see the sun. The findings, published today ...

Cutting off reproduction — from birth control to castration — consistently adds years to life across species, even humans.

Trees may look still and silent, but they’re engaged in a constant, complex dialogue—through air, soil, and even electricity.

When cells can’t destroy damaged proteins, a hidden backup system led by NRF1 steps in to prevent toxic buildup.

Bananas are packed with PPO. This enzyme is the reason an apple turns brown when you slice it and leave it out. That browning ...

Argo floats are free-floating robotic oceanographic instruments. As they drift, they rise and fall through the ocean to ...

Regular, alternating layers in Gale Crater may have been deposited as the result of tides raised by a moon at least 18 times ...