If astronauts could slow their metabolic rate drastically, they could potentially “sleep” through long voyages between the stars.Despite what Star Trek and Star Wars may have taught you...

Humans are the only species known to use fully symbolic language: a system capable of expressing abstract ideas, imaginary worlds and endless combinations of meaning. But how did we get there? The origins...

In a proof-of-concept lab experiment, scientists demonstrated that intestinal parasites could make and release therapeutic agents inside a living host.Scientists genetically tweaked a tiny, worm-like parasite...