How Acne Bacteria Messes With Your Skin
Scientists say the bacterium exploits imbalances in the skin’s microbiome, causing inflammation and breakouts.
Scientists say the bacterium exploits imbalances in the skin’s microbiome, causing inflammation and breakouts.
Men could soon bear some of the responsibility for contraceptives.
Long before developing the polio vaccine, Salk had wanted to be a lawyer and politician.
It has to do with how the brain processes sound, and how that ability deteriorates as we grow older.
So-called "Patient Zero" was not, in fact, the first person in North America to contract the virus.
Jeremy the garden snail was born a mirror image of most snails—a fact that’s made mating impossible.
The astronomical community is reacting with measured skepticism to a new paper making bold claims.
The methane vents reveal more clues about our mysterious oceans, and they also could tell us more about climate change.
Their experiments found that each time we lie, our brains may get a little less upset about it, which makes it easier to do.
Two researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Boston Children’s Hospital recently designed a contact lens that delivers medication directly to the eye.
A quick primer on how to avoid detonating a social-life-obliterating fart bomb.
Dwarf mongooses exposed to traffic noise in an experiment failed to pick up on, and react to, predator cues.
Testosterone-fueled bad behavior is as common in meerkats as it is among other animals. But there’s one major difference: In meerkat society, scientists say, it’s the females doing the misbehaving.
If it's out there, it could be as big as Neptune.
You may not even realize how much your sense of smell or taste is influencing who you fall in love with.
Researchers say it’s possible we’ve mistaken capuchin artifacts for those made by early humans.
A study of trained and self-taught typists found comparable speed and efficacy in practical tasks like emailing.
Scientists say the spiky mammals turn over tons of soil each year in Australia.
The contest honors the best small-scale scientific photography of the year.
1. A scratch could become deadly.
Marsupial milk has evolved to provide extra immune support.
The peptide only exists in the umbilical cords and circulatory systems of newborn babies for about two weeks; then it disappears.
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome are so obscure that most doctors have never heard of them.
In short, the jury’s still out.