Tata Memorial's study finds papaya leaf extract a low-cost, effective remedy for chemotherapy-induced low platelet counts, ...

A new study suggests that learning and remembering speech relies more on how the brain processes sounds and sensations than on the areas that control mouth and face movements. The discovery could ...

CDC leadership continues to try manufacture a scientific debate on vaccines where none exists, writes Ben Lopman.

Picture a mouse taking rapid, staccato sniffs of a crumb it's found while foraging for food. Now compare that with a human leaning in for a single, deep inhale to gauge whether a cantaloupe is ripe.

Researchers studying this have reached some surprising conclusions. From a global perspective, public trust in science and ...

Left to your own devices? Turns out you’ll probably go left. Whether you’re going for a stroll around the neighborhood while on the phone or killing time before your train arrives, odds are you’re ...

Researchers have identified a previously unknown fossil ape from Egypt that could alter long-held ideas about the origins of ...

For 40 years, we thought Earth was home to six million insect species. Turns out, it could be three times that.

New research and theories suggest the brain may remain active near death, shaping visions, memories, and possibly our sense ...

When we’re young, our brains retain neuroplasticity as they grow and adapt, a useful attribute that slowly degrades as we age ...

An insider's look at Florida’s war on invaders: the giant snakes, egg-eating predators and parasites spreading through the Everglades.

I'm Elizabeth Rayne, and this is "Pop Mech Explains Precognition," where we investigate the science and speculation behind ...