A simple tweak to the sleeping patterns of 'night owls' — people with extreme late sleeping and waking habits — could lead to significant improvements in sleep/wake timings, improved perfo..

A mysterious large mass of material has been discovered beneath the largest crater in our solar system — the Moon's South Pole-Aitken basin — and may contain metal from the asteroid that crashe..

A new study has found a pattern of molecules that appear in the blood before a seizure happens. This discovery may lead to the development of an early warning system, which would enable people with ep..

People with undetected glucose disorders run a higher risk of both myocardial infarction and periodontitis, according to a new study. The results demonstrate the need of greater collaboration between ..

A new study suggests under-vaccination is only one factor contributing to whooping cough outbreaks.

A study of more than 6 million children showed routine varicella vaccine considerably lessened likelihood of painful shingles disease.

Lowering blood pressure, reducing sodium intake, and eliminating trans fat could prevent 94 million early deaths around the world, according to a new study.

Replenishing venom takes time and energy — so it pays to be stingy with stings. According to researchers scorpions adapt their bodies, their behavior and even the composition of their venom, for effi..

Theorized dark matter particles haven't yet shown up where scientists had expected them. So researchers are now designing new and nimble experiments that can look for dark matter in previously un..

Scientists believe they have discovered the site of the biggest meteorite impact ever to hit the British Isles.