Shocking before-and-after images of NASA's stranded astronauts show the terrifying damage that months spent in the harsh ...

The European physics laboratory CERN is planning to build a mega collider by 2070. Critics say the plan could lead to its ...

Space changes the human body in many ways. From bone loss to bloated faces, here's how microgravity and radiation affect the ...

Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to ...

A study focusing on analyzing cell models found universality in their movement—an important discovery that could impact both ...

Mitochondria are the powerhouses in our cells, producing the energy for all vital processes. Using cryo-electron tomography, researchers have now gained insight into the architecture of mitochondria ...

Chemists reveal method for differentiating PCET mechanisms -- a key step for steering fundamental energy conversion and redox catalysis processes. Redox reactions form the basis of many ...

After every meal, the intestines perform an action called peristalsis - moving food through their hollow interiors with coordinated contractions and relaxations of the smooth muscle.

Unlike like other SGLT proteins, SGLT3a does not sense glucose levels outside of the cell but responds to sodium and protons instead ... example of how the body responds to a new challenge ...

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, as well as two other NASA astronauts, have left the International Space Station after being stuck for nine months after a Boeing test flight. The return trip will take ...