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Echolocation is not just a skill that dolphins or bats possess.

The tropical disease known as sleeping sickness is caused by the African Trypanosoma brucei parasite.

After successfully completing their mission to the Moon, the Artemis II crew is about to return to Earth.

A growing amount of research is investigating how psychedelics might be used to treat depression and other disorders, and now a new study highlights a "neural fingerprint" that's common across five well-known mind-altering drugs.

If you were to drift, suitless, through the vacuum of space, the brief moments before your death would be utterly silent.

New research has linked levels of vitamin D in midlife with toxic tangles of tau protein that accumulate in the brains of those with Alzheimer's disease.

A new study has found evidence that a specific brain region could be contributing to some cases of high blood pressure.

On the shores of the west coast of Australia lies a window to our past: the stromatolites and microbial mats of Gathaagudu (Shark Bay).

HOUSTON (AP) - Drawing ever closer to Earth, the Artemis II astronauts tidied up their lunar cruiser for the upcoming "fireball" return and reflected on their historic journey around the Moon, describing it as surreal and profound.

Injectable peptides are the new anti-aging trend sweeping the beauty industry.