A genetic study has challenged the idea that a low bottom number in a blood pressure reading necessarily increases heart ...

An ETH Zurich spin-off is developing electric buses that recharge through specially designed tires while stopped over a plate ...

Giant tortoises on Seychelles’ remote Aldabra Atoll may be far more numerous than earlier estimates suggested. Researchers ...

Researchers have used a laser to turn a thin strand of air into an antenna that transmits radio waves. The glowing structure ...

A child can be harmed by a lasting absence of care, even when there are no visible injuries. Going without emotional ...

A soft underwater robot inspired by a feather star can swim, hover and change direction using just two parts that drive its ...

Kidney disease affects millions of people worldwide, and the risk increases with age. It can develop quietly, so many people ...

Dust around distant stars is revealing clues to collisions powerful enough to reshape young planets. Astronomers using the ...

Nature may have less spare capacity to cope with disappearing species than many people assume. A global analysis found that ...

A healthy Nordic eating pattern was linked to a lower estimated risk of death over 24 years in a large study using Swedish ...

An experimental drug may help existing cancer medicines work against tumors that have become resistant to treatment.

A large review suggests that some blood pressure medicines are less likely than others to be stopped because of side effects.