Our attraction to sugar has grown to an unhealthy level. The average person in the United States now consumes more than 100 ...

Scientists have mapped the 3-D structure of the human sweet taste receptor, the molecular machine that allows us to taste sweet things. This could lead to the discovery of new regulators of the ...

In the earliest hours after fertilization, an embryo takes its first steps toward becoming a living organism by shedding ...

Every cell in our body has a sex. But most research so far has focused on our gonads—ovaries or testes—and not on the early ...

Our brain is a complex organ. Billions of nerve cells are wired in an intricate network, constantly processing signals, enabling us to recall memories or to move our bodies. Making sense of this ...

For the first time, researchers at Leipzig University and other institutions have gained comprehensive insights into the ...

Two children in Nova Scotia are missing. Why wasn't an Amber Alert sent out? The search for two children missing in Pictou County entered a fourth day Monday. Halifax Water is seeking approval of its ...