A cutting-edge material, inspired by nature, can regulate its own temperature and could equally be used to treat burns and help space capsules withstand atmospheric forces

Two frameworks could make it faster and easier to teach robots basic skills

A single mitochondrial DNA mutation common in animals could play a role in obesity and other health problems associated with a diet high in carbohydrates

Patients with age-related macular degeneration may soon see their monthly injection become an annual refill, with potentially better results

Females use and experience cannabis differently to males—and neuroscience is beginning to explain why

MRI scans of school-age children's brains showed unique patterns of neural communication involving the amygdala

Irish Famine victims were heavy smokers, which caused badly rotten teeth, researchers have discovered

Alcohol hijacks a conserved memory pathway in the brain and changes which versions of genes are made, forming the cravings that fuel addiction

Enzyme can target almost half of the genome's "zipcodes" and could enable editing of many more disease-specific mutations

Recognizing the role that opioid prescribing plays in the opioid crisis, a team of researchers developed a new clinical protocol called STOP Narcotics

While coral reefs may be vital for diversification in present day, fragile near-shore environments were crucial for evolution some 480-360 million years ago

Memory loss and brain shrinkage were found in the study's middle-age participants before the onset of any symptoms