A sperm donor, who is an asymptomatic carrier of a genetic mutation increasing the risk of cancer, was used to conceive nearly 200 children worldwide, Denmark's public broadcaster revealed Wednesday.

The taming of fire is credited with sparking humanity's evolutionary journey towards our modern levels of intelligence.

An extreme close-up of the Australian rufous net-casting spider's unique silk, captured by biologist Martín Ramírez and his ...

A faint, tiny flash of red light glimpsed at the Cosmic Dawn more than 13 billion years ago has smashed the record for the ...

In recent years, an increasing number of scientific investigations have backed an alarming hypothesis: Alzheimer's disease may not be merely a condition of an aging brain, but the product of infection ...

Do they look similar to Jupiter? A new study finds they probably don't. Before getting into the details, let's talk about the ...

When pregnant women drink water that comes from wells downstream of sites contaminated with PFAS, known as "forever chemicals ...

Fast, impulsive thinking and slow, deliberate thinking are both part of the brain's natural activity. Christmas shopping ...

Deep in the mountains of southern Brazil, a bright orange frog, just over a centimeter long, hops into the spotlight.

A construction site dating back nearly 2,000 years to the putative demise of Pompeii in 79 CE has revealed new evidence for ...

Cats meow more at owners who are men than women, new research has found, possibly because men tend to be more aloof when it ...

Malaysia has announced it will ban children under 16 from social media starting in 2026. This follows the country requiring ...