One of the best ways to learn how Antarctic sea spiders thrive under extreme conditions is to squeeze their guts out through their legs. That's what a Northeastern University biologist is doing to ...

A new study finds that combining tiny improvements in diet, sleep, and exercise may extend both lifespan and health span — and the biggest payoff comes when all three work together.

Recently, Toni Antonucci, a senior researcher at the University of Michigan, received a $13 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). For decades, she and her colleagues had been ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising role for calcium in shaping the building blocks of life. Their study reveals that calcium ions help determine the molecular 'handedness' (chirality) of tartaric ...

There is no question that Tyrannosaurus rex got big. In fact, this fearsome dinosaur may have been Earth's most massive land ...

This research, supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation, is an important step toward helping biologists understand ...