Scientists have confirmed that microscopic fossils discovered in a nearly 3.5 billion-year-old piece of rock in Western Australia are the oldest fossils ever found and indeed the earliest direct evidence of life on Earth

From fish to flowering plants and sea slugs, to scorpions, spanning five continents and three oceans, these discoveries add to Earth's tree of life

The beneficial longevity effect of a simple reduction in calorie intake was first established in rodent studies more than 80 years ago

Silver nanoparticles are being used in clothing for their anti-odor abilities but some of this silver comes off when the clothes are laundered

No greater risk of reaction than for those without an allergy

"Discoveries like this really help to give a little more insight into what’s out there and encourages people to look up and wonder”

Unprecedented findings strengthen connections between winter storms and tropical waters

Researchers conducted the first study on disorientation to examine the physiological effects of extended crawling and swimming performance

Researchers have created nanoparticles that attract viruses and, using the pressure resulting from the binding process, destroy them

A new study by medical researchers extends the list of tasks performed by the smallest blood cells known as platelets