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One of the worlds in the TRAPPIST-1 system, a mere 40 light-years away, just might be clad in a life-supporting atmosphere.

A new test could help to diagnose memory issues associated with Alzheimer's disease in as little as three minutes.

Have you recently cut down on caffeine and feel like you're having the most vivid dreams of your life? While there are a number of potential benefits of reducing our caffeine intake - such as whiter teeth and fewer trips to the toilet - we often hear ...

Ancient Japanese samurai were warriors of distinction, with a reputation for discipline and mastery of precision.

The latest images of comet 3I/ATLAS are in, delivering a glorious view of the interstellar object's burgeoning tail, courtesy of NOIRLab's powerful Gemini South telescope.

Gout is often blamed on overindulgence in alcohol or unhealthy eating, but research suggests genetics plays a much bigger role in the painful arthritic condition than previously thought.

The greatest challenge facing astrobiologists is that there is only one planet known to us that has life.

The powerful belch of material ejected during a solar flare may be way hotter than scientists thought it was.

Blood-sucking 'kissing bugs' have now carried a deadly parasite across 32 US states, the CDC warns, with hundreds of thousands of people likely already infected with the parasitic disease Chagas without realizing it.

Physicists have just made a new breakthrough in the enigmatic realm of time crystals.