Science and engineering

A new way to understand the meaning of music looks to sign language for inspiration.

The most heavily used pesticide in California and Europe seems to be harming nearby children.

Viewed in the lab, T cells seem slow in seeking out cancer cells. In the body, however, they're like little bloodhounds.

Binge-watching intense shows before you go to bed could be ruining your sleep.

More than 500,000 people in Yemen are suspected of having cholera, the United Nations health agency today said, warning that the disease is spreading quickly due to a lack of clean water or health access.

Scientists from The University of Manchester have discovered how to predict worsening frailty in men over the age of 40.

A new kind of biomaterial combining lipids and proteins allows the delivery of chemo drugs while simultaneously flighting drug resistance.

Mismatches between a sweet taste and calorie count can throw off our metabolism and our brain's understanding of a food's nutrition.

Without their "sense of smell," ants have serious trouble with social behavior.

Even cancer patients with insurance can suffer from "financial toxicity."

A big data approach to insurance claims yields surprising connections between diseases.

One drought remedy: Keep infrastructure fast, cheap, and under control.

A gene mutation saps the energy from immune cells that are meant to clear the brain of plaques tied to Alzheimer's. But it can be reversed, researchers say.