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Scientist Saul Justine Newman debunks high-profile longevity research and antiaging "medicine" in a new book.

The practice of freediving is teaching physiologists how humans stretch their physical and mental limits, which in turn may improve treatments for lung and heart ailments.

An AI trained to use thermal images to detect whale body heat could help warn ships at risk of colliding with the marine mammals.

DNA can voyage along intercellular highways called tunneling nanotubes. It's a phenomenon that could potentially spread tumor DNA to healthy cells.

Soil DNA from Chile to the Antarctic Peninsula ties warmer climates to more plant fungal pathogens, with abundance projected to double by 2100.

The remains of at least 37 people in an ancient stone 'jar' in northeastern Laos suggest that thousands similar jars were used in burials.

Found near Australia, Solenostomus snuffleupagus is a shaggy swimmer that closely resembles Mr. Snuffleupagus from Sesame Street.

States with abortion bans are trending away from evidence-based miscarriage treatment that includes mifepristone, compared with states without bans.

While the thunderstorms in The Legend of Zelda defy physics, plenty of places on Earth experience extreme weather.

A study of 50 crab species in Japan traces the iconic sideways walk to a single ancestor, suggesting the trait drove the group's remarkable diversity.