The military was the origin of a number of different technologies that are now common in everyday life, including this ...

Scientists studying how the body responds to an extended fast noted that after 3 days, the body stopped burning sugar and ...

Military scientists in the 1940s were shocked by the destruction of an underwater nuclear weapon to the point they canceled ...

ABO blood types have some relation to medical conditions, but they've also been tied to this health fad, which might not be as helpful as it's made out to be.

Nuclear tests have had dramatic and devastating effects on the world, as well as some long-term ones, with radioactive ...

Among the roughly 270 known viruses that can infect humans, some of them are gone in less than a week, like the common cold. Others linger and cause long-lasting side effects, like HIV. Although COVID ...

There's no shortage of strange historical experiments, and this one belongs on that list, showing scientists what starvation can do to the psyche.

There's no doubt that paying attention to your weight or body mass index is important, but you're probably overlooking your ...

Fossils can give scientists a look into the past, but this one might have provided the first evidence of a rather specific ...

Don't believe the diarrhea myths you may have heard about only eating bland foods to settle your stomach or needing ...

To discover why so many Germans participated in atrocities during WWII, a Yale scientist looked close to home, and found ...

The body is full of vestigial organs that are seemingly 'useless,' but removing the gall bladder could have more side effects ...