A new kind of microscope is giving scientists a way to watch life inside cells with a clarity that feels almost unfair.

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Exercise appears to spark a whole-body anti-aging cascade, and scientists have now mapped out how it happens—and how a simple oral compound can mimic it. By following volunteers through rest, intense ...

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Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Defining the characteristics of individual leaves is part of tree morphology, ...

Tail-wagging dogs can now roam freely at a new compound in a Royal Navy base. The new facility has officially opened at HMS Excellent on Whale Island after grant funding was secured. Officials at the ...

New York Giants offensive lineman James Hudson III was placed under the microscope on Sunday early in the team’s pivotal divisional matchup against the Dallas Cowboys. Hudson had a few miscues for the ...

The accumulation of misfolded proteins in the brain is central to the progression of neurodegenerative diseases like Huntington's, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. But to the human eye, proteins that are ...

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