As much as we would like to, we don't have all the answers.

If we look across the whole of the mammal branch of the tree of life, we find there are many groups of mammals that have ...

This episode is based on the Popular Science article “The coldest body temperatures humans have survived.” Listen and follow Ask Us Anything on your favorite podcast platform: Sarah Durn: We’ve all ...

New research suggests that long-standing assumptions about sex and gender continue to shape how studies are designed, interpreted, and reported.

You don't have to be a genius: anemones have been using human genes to form their bodies for 600 million years.

Ever looked in the mirror and wondered what incredible, and sometimes unsettling, secrets your own body might be holding?

An international team of researchers, led by the University of Queensland and Imperial College London, has proposed a new ...

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Microplastics have also been found in drinking water, salt, rice, honey and powdered supplements. They leach from teabags and ...

Over the past few years, studies have suggested that plastic particles from bottles, food packaging and waste have been detected in human blood, lungs, placentas, arteries and even the brain. But a ...

Putting people into sleep mode is a sci-fi concept that's a lot closer to becoming real than you might think. Erin Belback is part of an ongoing human trial backed by NASA that aims to replicate the ...