Science

A snail may hold the key to restoring vision for people with some eye diseases. Golden apple snails (Pomacea canaliculata)…

Under a newly released action plan for artificial intelligence, the technology will be integrated into U.S. government functions. The plan,…

Call them nature’s own luxury high-rise condo rentals. Squamellaria plants, from the same family as coffee and quinine, are fat…

High-intensity yoga for less than 30 minutes, twice a week, may be the best workout routine for catching high-quality shut-eye,…

A mysterious disease has been turning sea stars into goo since 2013. Now, there’s a leading suspect behind the killings — a…

A recent uptick in new colorectal cancer cases in the United States among a key age group appears to be…

Probiotics aren’t universally gut-friendly, a study in mice suggests. At least one type of usually beneficial gut bacteria may invite…

More than half of U.S. newborns diagnosed with HIV in their first year of life had not been given a…

An ancient cradle of evolution may have been discovered in the striped cliffs of the Grand Canyon. Paleontologists have found…

The potato came from a surprising mashup. Spuds are a basic, delicious food for millions worldwide, yet their origin and…