For thousands of years, a mysterious army has stood vigil – silent and impassive in the dark, never wavering from their solemn duty. They are the warriors of the Terracotta Army, carefully crafted ...

Like the surface of an ocean, the fabric of the Universe is constantly rippling with an infinitude of gravitational waves, propagating outward across the cosmos. We can count, in triple digits, the ...

In the annals of 'cat parasite' research, Toxoplasma gondii grabs most of the headlines. In a new study published in PLOS One, scientists shine a spotlight on a protozoan pest called Giardia ...

We're now 40 years on from the worst nuclear disaster in history, and scientists have been analyzing radioactive particles blown out by Chornobyl to see what's left of the fuel that got scattered – ...

In the twilight deeps of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, a magical sight can be found on a seamount off the coast of Costa Rica. As the underwater vehicle SuBastian glides over a rocky outcrop oddly coated ...

Type 2 diabetes is not necessarily a lifelong diagnosis or a disease that gets progressively worse over time. Today, there is strong evidence to suggest that the risk of developing this metabolic ...

For those with celiac disease, even a little bit of gluten can cause damage to the intestine. The only available solution is a strict gluten-free diet. Yet even when foods are carefully scrutinized, ...