Cutting-edge imaging technology has uncovered that all living organisms emit an extremely faint light invisible to the naked eye, with patterns that significantly differ between life and death.
A new theory suggests that we don't just listen to it; our bodies physically resonate with music, as our brains' natural oscillations synchronize with structures like rhythm and pitch.
Simply looking at nature - or even just digital pictures of it - can relieve pain, according to new research which scanned the brains of people receiving electrical shocks.
An international team of researchers have discovered hidden structures within whale songs that exhibit striking parallels to human language.
Signed exactly 76 years ago today, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the world's most translated document. But few know that among the many social and political freedoms defined by the declaration is a human right to science.
A natural compound produced by the bacterium is wholly new to science, and in the lab, it shows cancer-fighting properties.
Brain imaging of fetuses and infants reveals a rapid increase in functional brain connectivity at birth, aiding adaptation to the external world.
Emerging research suggests that we may absorb essential nutrients from the air we breathe, a concept now being explored under the term “aeronutrients.”
Scientists have identified a unique form of cell messaging occurring in the human brain, revealing just how much we still have to learn about its mysterious inner workings.
A low-sugar diet in the first years of life can significantly reduce the risk of chronic diseases in adulthood, a study based on historical data has found.
A new study explores how marine biodiversity conservation, human health and wellbeing are connected.
In 2022, U.S. high school students Calcea Johnson and Ne'Kiya Jackson astonished teachers when they discovered a new way to prove Pythagoras' theorem using trigonometry after entering a competition at their local high school.
New research has found that mindfulness meditation reduces pain by engaging a distinct brain pathway, separate from the pathway activated by a placebo.
Neuroscientists scanned the brain of a pregnant woman and captured a 'widespread reorganization' of her brain before, during and after pregnancy.
Chinese scientists explain how entangled photons emitted by carbon-hydrogen bonds in nerve cell insulation could synchronize activity within the brain.
