The appendix is a small, finger-shaped pouch located where the small intestine joins the large intestine, in the cecum.

What do you do when you hear bullying sounds coming from a nearby alley? Most of us keep walking, and new research reveals this choice is far more calculated than we might think.

Scientists from the University of Georgia have discovered something troubling about teenagers who don't get enough quality ...

An Air India plane bound for London Gatwick airport crashed shortly after take-off on June 12 in Ahmedabad, western India.

Recently, researchers reported finding a plastic spoon’s volume of microplastics in human brain tissue. Instinct says that ...

When our ancestors first gathered in the world's earliest cities 10,000 years ago, they weren't alone. Tiny, blood-sucking ...

Strange radio signals detected by a balloon-borne antenna over Antarctica sparked wild theories about physics-defying ...

Researchers at the University of Glasgow just achieved what many thought impossible: transmitting light completely through an adult human head from one temple to the other.

Scientists captured the first documented video of cruise ship anchor damage in Antarctica, potentially to one of the oldest living creatures.

The Vela explosion stands out as the most dramatic example, occurring when our planet was emerging from the last ice age around 13,000 years ago.

In this sense, it follows in the footsteps of William Macaskill’s What We Owe the Future. In just 145 lucid pages, Sebo seeks ...

Forget fingerprints and facial recognition – researchers have discovered that the way you breathe through your nose is so unique, it can identify you with stunning accuracy.