A new study suggests that psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms, could extend lifespan. Researchers at the Emory University Department of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, discovered that psilocybin ...

A team of scientists has identified a new physical mechanism that could help explain one of the most persistent mysteries in ...

Study finds dry exoplanets may not support life without enough water to maintain their carbon cycle, even if they are in the ...

Despite efforts to improve customer communications, life insurers are seen as unnecessarily complicating explanations of their policies, according to the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Individual Life Insurance ...

Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to a new model for how intelligent life developed on Earth. The model, which ...

Human life expectancy has just about peaked, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Aging, and barring a transformative breakthrough in medical science, people will top out at a ...

Eating higher levels of ultra-processed food may shorten lifespans by more than 10%, according to a new, unpublished study of over 500,000 people researchers followed for nearly three decades.Video ...

Strong swimmers could help men outlive the competition. New research suggests that those with higher-quality sperm may enjoy nearly three extra years of life compared to their less agile counterparts.

A new study of over 9,000 adults suggests higher levels of optimism may be linked to a lower risk of developing dementia over ...

Life and death are traditionally viewed as opposites. However, the emergence of new multicellular life forms from the cells of a dead organism introduces a “third state” that lies beyond the ...