After studying nearly 6,000 people, researchers discovered that "cool" people share remarkably similar traits worldwide.

Dementia rates vary dramatically across U.S. regions in ways that can't be explained by age, education, or health conditions.

How good are biological age tests? Do they actually offer useful insights? Or are they just clever marketing dressed up to look like science?

A massive study reveals that cold sensitivity in your extremities could predict varicose veins years before they become ...

A surprising new study suggests that dementia risk has declined with each generation. However, there are good reasons to be ...

New research shows parts of New Orleans’ $15 billion levee system are sinking up to 28 mm a year. That's over seven times faster than sea level rise, raising flood risks.

TOKYO — Doctors may eventually be able to tell whether your cells are aging prematurely without needles, blood tests, or expensive lab work. Japanese researchers have developed an experimental ...

New partnerships are forming between tech companies and power operators — ones that could reshape decades of misconceptions about nuclear energy.

As temperatures rise, so does the risk of heat-related illness – especially for people taking certain prescription drugs.

Was the Genoese navigator who claimed the Americas for Spain secretly Jewish, from a Spanish family fleeing the Inquisition?

Emerging research suggests that mantra meditation may have promising benefits, from reducing stress and burnout to improving ...

Human infants receive up to 400 times more direct vocal communication than baby bonobos and nearly 70 times more than baby ...