Scientists used AI to scan a huge number of papers and found cannabis gets a vote of confidence from science.

Credit: U.S. Naval Institute. In January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring missile attacks the gravest threat to...

A super-smeller's gift could lead to an early, non-invasive Parkinson's test.

It's the ultimate true crime book.

Potassium can balance out the ill effects of sodium. But men and women react differently.

The benefits still outweigh the risks, but healthy people should stay away from full-body CT scans.

It was beginning to get embarassing but vast clouds of hydrogen may finally resolve a cosmic mystery.

The rocks are tied to the onset of a devastating mini Ice Age in the 6th century CE.

Users can grasp and manipulate 3D graphics in mid-air.

This lab-made nervous system shows how we feel pain — without hurting anyone.

One expert said it's like turning off a dying patient's monitor.

Mass firings hit regulators overseeing self-driving cars. How convenient.

What were these outsiders doing so far away from home?

The humble urinal gets a much needed high-tech update after 100 years.

The share of ‘childfree’ adults has doubled since 2002, new research shows.

The ship was actually close to surviving the encounter with the iceberg.

Watch out for this weekend's full moon that's a little dimmer, a little smaller — and steeped in seasonal lore.

AI monitors federal workers for ‘anti-Trump’ and 'anti-Musk' language as oversight erodes, insiders say.

The world’s lightest untethered flying robot takes to the air.

A neolithic warrior gets a face thanks to modern tech.

Four-legged robot rides into the hydrogen-powered future, one gallop at a time.

The richest one percenters dominated ancient Rome and Han China. Today's not very far off.

The decline of cash has coincided with fewer surgeries for children swallowing coins.

This one gene mutation helped horses evolve unmatched endurance.

Forget country-sized PDFs — someone just made one bigger than the universe.

This new pacemaker is so small doctors could inject it directly into your heart.

We may be witnessing a glimpse into space warfare.

A mouse was born using prehistoric genes and the results could transform regenerative medicine.

The hidden cost of filing taxes is worse than you think.

This is when brain aging quietly kicks in.

A simple tweak could dramatically improve the lifespan of Li-ion batteries.

This tech restores speech in real time for people who can’t talk, using only brain signals.

Forget blue light, the real reason screens disrupt sleep may be simpler than experts thought.

“We are arguing that it’s already started," say experts.

One in 10 people carry this genetic heart risk. There's never been a treatment — until now.

This towering mystery fossil baffled scientists for 180 Years and it just got weirder.

An ancient freshwater species may be quietly facing a silent collapse.

Cold exposure "trains" cells to be more efficient at cleaning themselves up.

This thing was away of its time and is now building rust in a scrapyard.

Your brain burns 20 percent of your body’s energy and now we know exactly where it goes.

The radiocarbon battery is supposed to be safe for everyday operations.

A tiny injection of stem cells helped two patients defy the odds.

Mushrooms could become the ultimate food for living in colonies on the moon and Mars.

Shackles from ancient Egyptian gold mines reveal the harsh reality behind Ptolemy’s glittering wealth.

Astronomers discover hints that the force driving cosmic expansion could be fading

A company once worth billions now faces a reckoning over the fate of your genetic data

The discovery of long-chain organic compounds in a 3.7-billion-year-old rock raises new questions about the Red Planet’s past habitability.

The concern is that China's new deep-sea cable cutter could spark global chaos.

If you're struggling on dating apps, it's not because of your bio.

Their breakthrough could one day let you grow lifesaving drugs in your backyard.