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Why do we laugh when tickled but are unable to tickle ourselves? Neuroscience has the answer.

Tiny scraps of genetic material from bamboo might influence the genes of pandas, helping them adapt to a mostly bamboo diet.

Learn what happens inside the body during an asthma attack and why treatments help prevent or reverse the effects.

Linguists give the lowdown on whether it is possible to forget your native language.

The round little pads on cats' paws are more than just cute — they're a feat of evolution that serve many important functions.

The world is watching as NASA tweaks the odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit Earth. But how threatening is YR4, and how does it compare to other potentially hazardous space rocks?

Environments are littered with the DNA of the creatures that inhabit them. Analyzing it could provide a real-time view of how our planet is changing.

A new report details the bird flu cases of two pet cats in Michigan whose owners work in the dairy industry. Earlier in the month, a data table from the report briefly appeared on the CDC website before being taken down.

The tomb of Thutmose II, a pharaoh who ruled about 3,500 years ago, has been discovered west of the Valley of the Kings.