The 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to a trio of scientists – two of them American and one Japanese – for unraveling how the immune system protects us from thousands of ...

Experts have confirmed that the mysterious object hurtling towards us, previously dubbed A11pl3Z, is an "interstellar object." The cosmic interloper, officially named 3I/ATLAS, is only the third of ...

Have you ever wondered how your body rids itself of waste products and maintains internal balance? The process responsible for this vital function is called excretion. As you go about your daily life, ...

Researchers have published the first description of the role of the ZFP36 family of RNA binding proteins in regulatory T cells (Tregs). Tregs are key to maintaining balance in the immune system and ...

Why do cats generally live longer than dogs? New research suggests that longer lifespans of mammals like cats could be linked to their bigger brains and more complex immune systems. Why do cats ...

The New York Police Department is trying to piece together clues that may lead to the identity of the suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was fatally shot in Manhattan on ...

The next time you listen to Beethoven’s Ninth or your favorite symphony, try listening to it as an everyday miracle of musical evolution. Picture eons ago, in the Rift Valley perhaps, there was a ...

TanChun is a traveling film director and screenwriter who believes in positive Asian representation in Hollywood. She aspires to create more stories in Western media that give Asian actors a chance to ...

A version of this study was originally published on June 10. We previously used the term “racial conspiracy theories” as an editorial shorthand to describe a complex and mixed set of findings. By ...

Anthony Richardson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Oh, we humans do love a cleanly defined boundary, don’t we? They make things easier, after all. If we’re trying to categorize something, knowing what labeled bin to put it in is handy. If we’re ...