Scientists have found a way to convert wood fiber from trees into fuel for your car. The surprisingly simple process might put biofuels in your car’s tank without using the world’s food supply.

Researchers have long asked how soft squishy squid can have such hard, sharp beaks. The answers could lead to a useful new class of materials.

New research provides early evidence of a link between lead and Alzheimer’s Disease.

Kids with autism may get some help from a virtual friend. Technology could help previously isolated kids make connections in the real world.

Weather researchers have found evidence that rain storms tend to take it easy on the weekend. The extra weekday rain might be caused by the pollution we generate by commuting to work.

Research into the effects of caffeine in mice shows the drug can help get rid of sun damaged skin cells before they become cancerous.

Researchers now say that having a big brain may protect you from the memory-stealing symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease, even if you have the brain plaques associated with the disease.

Scientists studying how the brain reacts to smoking are finding more evidence that nicotine and heroin have similar effects. Researchers at University of Chicago have found a part of the brain that responds to smoking and heroin in much the same way.

Researchers have discovered how to stop a critical braking mechanism that makes obese people non-responsive to insulin, leading to diabetes. Finding this molecular brake gives hope for a new generation of diabetes drugs.

If congressional scrutiny isn’t enough of a deterrent to using performance-enhancing drugs, how about the risk of a performance-ending injury? That’s the warning from scientists studying new drugs being tested for treating muscular dystrophy. The researchers found the drugs may weaken tendons, and they say steroids likely work the same way.