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The Mediterranean diet, high in plants and low on meat and dairy, has been linked to a host of health benefits - including longer life and lower cancer risk.

Following a particular diet or exercising a great deal are common and even encouraged in our health and image-conscious culture.

A newly discovered monstersaur roamed beneath the feet of giant dinosaurs.

Parkinson's disease is traditionally associated with neurological damage in the brain, brought on by a drastic drop in dopamine production, but a new study suggests it could get started in an unexpected part of the body: the kidneys.

As temperatures rise, so does the risk of heat-related illness - especially for people taking certain prescription drugs.

Richard Feynman, a famous theoretical physicist who won the Nobel Prize, said that if he could pass on only one piece of scientific information to future generations, it would be that all things are made of atoms.

Sea anemones may look alien, but scientists just found out they're hiding an ancient body 'blueprint' - one that most animals, including humans, still follow.

In 2022, humans produced an estimated 62 million tonnes of electronic waste - enough to fill more than 1.5 million garbage trucks.

Around 15 percent of the world's population suffers from tinnitus, a condition which causes someone to hear a sound (such as ringing or buzzing) without any external source.

In an unexpected twist, a non-venomous spider has been caught poisoning its victims by lacing its silk wrappings with vomited toxins.