A new experimental compound developed at ETH Zurich targets a previously overlooked brain cell process, slowing Alzheimer's progression in mice and opening a fresh treatment pathway.
A volunteer diver's hands shook with excitement as he filmed a rare Great White shark sighting between Tunisia and Sicily — a species pushed to the brink in the Mediterranean.
Climate change is pushing hungry gray whales into San Francisco Bay, where deadly ship collisions threaten their survival. A new AI-powered camera system aims to change that.
A local ecologist is urging Kingston Council to phase out plastic decorations on graves, warning that microplastic pollution is devastating the cemetery's fragile ecosystem.
New supercomputer simulations reveal that magnetic fields may act as a cosmic brake, pulling newborn star pairs together and solving a long-standing mystery in astronomy.
Five astronauts aboard the ISS were ordered into a docked SpaceX spacecraft as a precaution while Russian cosmonauts attempted a critical repair.
Scientists are developing intelligent robotic labs designed to handle the most repetitive and time-consuming tasks in research, reshaping how experiments are conducted.
Homing pigeons are known for their remarkable ability to find their way home. New research suggests their livers may play a surprising role in detecting Earth's magnetic field.
The White House is pushing to redirect billions in federal research grants, raising alarms among scientists and critics over the future of independent U.S. science.
After 20 years of brain research, a top scientific team is now targeting Alzheimer's and Parkinson's through cutting-edge genetic therapy treatments.
A pioneering project blending artificial intelligence with wildlife conservation has concluded, leaving behind a legacy of restored habitats and smarter nature monitoring across Surrey.
Experts say neuroscience has hit a milestone: we now understand the brain well enough to start repairing it when things go wrong.