The rate that our heart or liver ages may differ from that of our immune or hormonal systems, and now it seems that a single blood test could break that down ...

Imagine a clock that doesn't have electricity, but its hands and gears spin on their own for all eternity. In a new study, physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have used liquid crystals, ...

Specific beers and breweries aren't named in the study. But beers tested from Kalamazoo and Kent counties had the potentially harmful compounds.

Tiny bioreactors, called nanocultures, are opening up new possibilities for microbiome research, especially in harsh and dynamic environments.

Are we alone in the universe? How can we discover if we share the universe with other intelligent beings? These questions have long pricked the human imagination. We are now searching our own solar ...

Shayna Korol is a Future Perfect fellow, Vox’s section on making the world a better place. She reports on emerging technology, biosecurity, and human and animal health. Vox Members got to read this ...

Companies "knew or should have known, for years—sometimes decades—that this wastewater would pollute Plaintiff’s source water supply," the lawsuit said.

The sea lamprey looks like it’s from another planet, but this ancient creature has a surprising amount in common with humans ...

Imagine generating power not from sunlight or wind, but from the simple mixing of fresh and salt water. This is the quiet promise of osmotic energy, a renewable energy source generated where river ...