On January 13, when an iceberg the size of Chicago broke away from Antarctica’s immense George VI Ice Shelf, scientists in a nearby research vessel did something nobody had ever done.

A Russian scientist who works at Harvard University’s Medical School has spent the last six weeks in immigration detention and is facing possible deportation after undeclared frog embryo samples ...

“There aren’t a lot of things that you can do in your 60s that feel like you do when you’re 20.” In fact, Reiser, whose sitcom Mad About You made him a household name in the ’90s, says aging is an ...

Ph.D.c, a distinguished biomedical research scientist and CEO of Biologic Pharmamedical Research and Manufacturing , has published a pioneering study that reexamines the role of amyloid β ...

The Brain That Wouldn't Die is caught halfway between the hokey mad-scientist trope of a talking decapitated head and the skin-crawling psychological horror of the world’s worst breakup.

A study published March 27 in the journal Science finds that a unique and ancient spate of genetic mutations was key to the evolution of horses’ exceptional aerobic fitness. Together ...

Scientists are creating tiny, long-lasting nuclear batteries using radiocarbon. These betavoltaic cells could outlast lithium ones and power devices for decades without charging, offering a safer, ...

He has worked with over 70 collaborators. Kashiwara told New Scientist he was happy to win the Abel prize, but is still actively working and hopes to make further contributions. “I am now ...

Scientists have now discovered the reason. Long-term high-fat diets lower levels of neurotensin in the brain, disrupting the dopamine pleasure network and decreasing the desire to eat high-fat foods.

Ian Randall is Newsweek's Deputy Science Editor, based in Royston, U.K. His focus is reporting on science and health. He has covered archeology, geology, and physics extensively. Ian joined ...