Scientists at the University of Maryland are tracking how much people pass gas.

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The vegetarian and non-vegetarian diet debate will never die down. People often wonder which one is healthier. Much has ...

In humans, chronic high blood pressure forces the heart to work too hard. The muscle of the left ventricle thickens in defense, a condition called hypertrophy. Eventually, this leads to fibrosis, ...

It's easy to get lost in science fiction when you think about how people will look in the far future, but the question has real scientific roots. Body.

A closely watched clinical trial in Britain that screened blood for early detection of cancer did not show a reduction in ...

Depression is a complex and deeply personal experience. While almost everyone has periods of sadness, low mood or grief, ...

Science is a subject built on doing. Students learn chemistry through titrations, biology through dissections, physics ...

How do sea molluscs create the consistent patterns on their shells? How do they know when and how to change the pigment?

CLEARWATER, Fla. — On the eve of spring training games, an annual reminder: They don’t count. Not really. Stats are kept, but ...

Ilyse Hogue is a senior fellow at New America focused on gender and democracy. She is the cofounder of the SAM Project, which ...