Not only does BDNF promote brain growth and adaptability but there’s a connection that scientists are still teasing out between low BDNF and depression. Together, these pathways can have a ...

Scientists have since decoded its chemistry, but a new version of this favorite dietary fat is making it seem otherworldly again: butter made from greenhouse gases. “What do we need to have ...

Could the shape of the land have guided its design? A new study led by scientists from New York University takes a fresh look. These researchers are digging into the environmental forces that ...

Although scientists have developed biological-based explanations for OBEs (a mismatch of sensory information or the disruptions of coordination across certain brain areas), other experts wonder if ...

A San Diego researcher who studied dolphins in the U.S. Navy’s Marine Mammal Program for more than a decade is now harnessing her findings to try to help humans live longer and healthier lives.

The independent teams identified a DNA deletion that causes pigment cells to produce a yellow-red color rather than the default brown-black, solving a mystery that has stumped scientists for decades.

In The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science, author Dava Sobel celebrates the many women who came to Paris to work with Marie Curie after she won the ...

For months, the Harvard researcher Kseniia Petrova has challenged efforts to deport her to her native Russia for a customs violation. This week, the government charged her with a criminal felony ...

Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova is set to be transferred from a Louisiana jail to Massachusetts where she faces a strongly disputed charge of felony smuggling. On May 15, federal Magistrate ...

A new study that is the first to compare inflammation and brain stress responses in long COVID-19 patients with individuals who have fully recovered shows that those with continued brain fog and ...

Top longevity scientist Eric Topol, author of the new book Super Agers, tells National Geographic which biohacks for a longer life are backed by science—and which you can skip. Skip the ...

Google DeepMind has used chatbot models to come up with solutions to major problems in mathematics and computer science. The system, called AlphaEvolve, combines the creativity of a large language ...