In an early clinical trial, a single dose of a short-acting psychedelic drug led to rapid improvement in people with major ...

Researchers have found compelling evidence that depression points to the development of Parkinson's disease or Lewy body ...

We've seen dream engineering in blockbuster movies like Christopher Nolan's Inception, and a new study shows that the science-fiction-style idea may be much closer to science fact than we realized.

The first solar eclipse of the year will grace Antarctica, and only a lucky few will get to bask – or waddle – in its glow.

Continuous sleep is a modern habit, not an evolutionary constant, which helps explain why many of us still wake at 3 am and wonder if something's wrong.

Sea-level rise is the result of increased greenhouse gases in our atmosphere, which trap heat that would otherwise be reflected back into space. The ocean absorbs much of that heat, and as it does, ...

Weight-loss injections have rapidly moved from specialist clinics to social media feeds and high-street pharmacies.

With dieting, we usually think of smaller portions and periods of fasting, but new research shows that there is a way to stick to standard meal sizes, or even eat more, while still substantially ...

The soothing sounds of pink noise, designed to obscure outside clamor and lull listeners into sleep, may not be so innocuous, ...

That left only three crew members to keep the place running – one American and two Russians – prompting NASA to pause ...

The DNA damage from ionizing radiation (IR) erupting from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986 is showing up in the ...

Elite sport often looks like a test of speed, strength, and technical skill. Yet some of the most decisive moments in ...