As more people use marijuana for medical and recreational reasons, two new studies suggest its regular intake may damage heart and brain health.

Prosthetic decodes signals from brain’s speech center to predict what sound someone is trying to say.

A key indicator of a growing supermassive black hole – X-ray emission – has been found in an extremely distant galaxy. This galaxy, UHZ1, is 13.2 billion light-years away, seen when the universe was only 3% of its current age.

The hunter-gatherers who settled on the banks of the Haine, a river in southern Belgium, 31,000 years ago were already using spearthrowers to hunt their game.

Using global satellite data, a research team has mapped the tree cover of the world’s protected areas. The study shows that regions with abundant large herbivores in many settings have a more variable tree cover, which is expected to benefit biodiversity overall.

Might a tyrannosaur roam on Trappist-1e, a protoceratops on Proxima Centauri b, or a quetzalcoatlus on Kepler 1047c?

About 60% of cats are overweight, which can lead to health problems such as diabetes and chronic inflammation. A new study looks at what happens in the digestive system and gut microbiota when cats eat too much.

The 2023 Antarctic ozone hole reached its maximum size on Sept. 21, according to annual satellite and balloon-based measurements made by NASA and NOAA. At 26 million square kilometers, the hole ranks as the 16th largest since 1979.

Monitoring whether states are complying with disarmament treaties is not an easy task. An international team has been exploring remote monitoring with the help of two antennas and a couple of mirrors.

Data collected by NASA’s Juno mission indicates a briny past may be bubbling to the surface on Jupiter’s largest moon.

Sunscreen is important, says Dr. Ivan Litvinov, but it is also the least effective way to protect your skin when compared to sun protective clothing and sun avoidance.

UBC engineers develop breakthrough ‘robot skin’ in collaboration with Honda researchers.

A new study uncovered a previously unknown mechanism in hair follicles that allows us to detect touch.

The fastest and most efficient semiconductor yet.

Simulations evidence that Venus once had plate tectonics — a finding that opens the door for the possibility of early life on the planet and insights into its history.

For the first time, experimental physicists have demonstrated a new quantum effect aptly named the spinaron.

Researchers say they have found changes to the structure of microglia, which are specialized brain immune cells, that may worsen a genetic predisposition to schizophrenia.

New research shows that curiosity can prioritize the journey over the outcome.

New analysis of data from the NASA's rover reveals that much of the craters on Mars today could have once been habitable rivers.

A new study has found that pet owners appear to care more about their dogs than their cats — and delves into the possible reasons why.