Learning a musical instrument later in life may help keep the brain younger for longer. In a four-year study, older adults who continued practicing maintained …

A bold claim that the universe’s accelerating expansion was an illusion has been put to the test—and failed. Researchers found that the study behind the contro…

During an abrupt global cold snap nearly 13,000 years ago, the Gulf Stream ocean current shifted farther north, temporarily disrupting eastern Canada's oceanic…

A new benchmark study found AI agents remain vulnerable to prompt injection attacks as companies increasingly roll out the technology to the public.

Former U.S. health official explains why the Trump administration ‘ignored’ a key alcohol study A study finding that even one drink a day causes health risks …

A research team with the participation of the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP) has described a new species of extinct carnivore from fos…

Hilly and mountainous landscapes have a much greater ability to store carbon in the soil than previously thought, according to a new study co-led by scientists…

It's intuitive to think that if a tree is photosynthesizing, it's also growing. But that's not necessarily so—and a new study of oak trees, published in the jo…

Nearly half of U.S. adults say they’re still financially dependent on the bank of mom and dad, according to a Northwestern Mutual study — findings that the com…

Nitrate pollution is a growing global environmental challenge due to the extensive use of fertilizer. A study published in Science, led by the Leibniz Institut…

The study estimated Americans could end up wagering up to $133 billion annually on offshore prediction markets by 2030.