The hypertension drug rilmenidine has been shown to slow down aging in worms, an effect that in humans could hypothetically help us live longer and keep us healthier in our latter years.
Scientists have developed a vaccine against a notorious drug-resistant superbug, targeting molecules on its surface that are also found on other bacteria and fungi.
As the US grapples with an ongoing bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle, the country's health agencies are ramping up surveillance efforts and working to develop a vaccine if needed ...
Commercial bowhead whaling ended in the early 20th century, but the industry's lasting effects on the whales' genetic diversity are leading to declines again ...
The Hubble Space Telescope has paused operations because of a mechanical issue. One of its gyroscopes, which stabilizes the craft, has been sending back faulty readings.
Researchers have found two novel types of attacks that target the conditional branch predictor found in high-end Intel processors, which could be exploited to compromise billions of processors currently in use.
Deaths of archaeologist Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon have long been linked to the Pharaoh's curse that threatens 'death by disease' upon anyone who disturbed King Tutankhamun's tomb.
NASA and its international partners are set to receive scientific research samples and hardware as a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft departs the International ...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has prepared a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) that analyzes the environmental impacts of ...