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Mummifying the dead is a funerary rite that has been practiced for thousands of years in many locations across the world.

The placenta is a unique organ that exists only during pregnancy, growing at tumour-like speed to the size of a small dinner plate.

The surgical removal of the uterus and both ovaries may come at a serious and overlooked cost to individual health, new research suggests.

An immunocompromised man endured ongoing acute COVID-19 for more than 750 days.

The recoil imparted as two black holes collide has now been measured using gravitational waves.

Parkinson's disease is associated with toxic clumps of the alpha-synuclein protein in the brain, which disrupt healthy cell communication.

Giant loops of DNA carried by bacteria in our mouth may have a beneficial impact on our oral health and our immune systems, potentially reducing the risk of certain cancers.

The link between diabetes and dementia is becoming increasingly clear.

As the Perseverance rover traversed an ancient river valley in Mars' Jezero Crater back in July 2024, it drilled into the surface and extracted a sample from a unique, striped rock called Chevaya Falls.

A new longitudinal study by an international team of researchers has found a link between eating breakfast later in the day and a greater chance of an early death among elderly people, raising questions about the relationship between mealtimes and .. ...