Jay Bhattacharya, the N.I.H. director, says authorities broke the public’s trust in the Covid era. Now it’s up to outsiders to restore it.

Jay Bhattacharya, the N.I.H. director, says elites broke the public’s trust in the Covid era. Now it’s up to outsiders to ...

A thin, watery layer coating the surface of ice is what makes it slick. Despite a great deal of theorizing over the centuries, though, it isn't entirely clear why that layer forms.

Asthma may not be driven by the molecules scientists have blamed for decades. Researchers have identified “pseudo leukotrienes,” inflammation-triggering compounds formed by uncontrolled free-radical ...

Most mammals produce their own vitamin C using an enzyme called GULO. Around 60 million years ago, humans lost this ability, ...

Although its full potential is yet to be explored, a new hack is making hard exercise feel less taxing ...

People with color blindness may be less able to spot an early sign of bladder cancer, making them likelier to be diagnosed ...

A new Stanford Medicine study suggests that colorblindness may obscure one of the earliest warning signs of bladder cancer ...

Alzheimer’s may destroy memory by flipping a single molecular switch that tells neurons to prune their own connections. Researchers found that both amyloid beta and inflammation converge on the same ...

Identical twins Helen Besgrove, a marketing executive, and Kirsty Neal, a GP, share their different experiences perceiving the world ...

Scientists claim that first extraterrestrial contact will be a loud event impossible to ignore, not a subtle signal.