Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

A recent study could help repurpose existing drugs, develop new medicines targeted to broad disease processes, and eventually lead to a personalized approach.

Fathers exposed to colder temperatures pre-fertilization tend to have children with lower metabolic risk.

Nitrogen comprises around 78% of Earth's atmosphere, so why do most lifeforms breathe oxygen?

Was the rise of humanity simply a matter of luck? A new theory says no, that we - and perhaps other intelligent life - are the probable outcome of evolution. The post A bold new theory of intelligent life and origin of humanity first appeared on EarthSky.

Lise Meitner helped discover nuclear fission. She and her "sisters in science" had to escape the hostility of the Third Reich to women academics.

The Leibniz Prize is awarded annually to scientists for their "outstanding achievements in the field of research."

Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus may dominate the solar system, but their formation remains mysterious. A new model could account for these planets...

Does cuddling help or hurt your sleep? Here's what experts say about snuggling and snooze.

Questions remain about its affordability, safety in pregnancy, experts say

Clinical disease incidence jumped after infection

The horse transformed human history – and now scientists have a clearer idea of when humans began to transform the horse.

NASA has released new images that shed light on the eating habits of supermassive black holes. NASA has released new images that shed light on the eating habits of supermassive black holes, drawing on data from the retired Spitzer Space Telescope to provide fresh insights into the behavior of these cosmic behemoths.

Scientists are searching for more precise ways to gauge the effects of psychiatric drugs on animals

During months of isolation, staffers at British Antarctic Survey began talking differently

This next-gen collider could redefine the boundaries of physics, but it comes with an astronomical cost.

Once the tallest in the world, American men have shrunk to 47th, women 58th

MIT has appointed Michael John Gorman the Mark R. Epstein (Class of 1963) Director of the recently re-imagined MIT Museum, effective summer 2024.

Recent efforts to improve on the openness and transparency in science have already begun paying off towards greater integrity in the way researchers do and report science. It is now common practice for scientists to pre-register their studies and to openly share their materials and data so that their research is easily available to scientific scrutiny and collaborations.

Mayan eclipses; birds sense cholera

Shayla Love on dizziness and balance disorders like vertigo and how patients' symptoms are often invisible to the doctors who treat them.