Cigarette smoking is overwhelmingly the main cause of lung cancer, yet only a minority of smokers develop the disease.

Researchers have used quantum computing and computer learning to describe what is believed to be the interior of a black hole.

The first discovery of viruses infecting a group of microbes that may include the ancestors of all complex life has been found.

Monash University researchers found that microbial fermentation of dietary fibre in the gut can protect against allergic skin disease.

A new therapeutic approach prevents the growth of metastatic tumors by forcing cancer cells into a dormant state stopping their spread.

Liquid water is an important prerequisite for life to develop on a planet. It could also exist for billions of years on planets.

A long-term study has shown a common bone density scan can also reveal if someone is at increased risk of developing dementia.

Their work demonstrates the importance of the enzyme GCN5 in muscle regeneration, and diseases such as cancer and muscular dystrophy.

Where did the ice sheets that rang in the last ice age more than 100,000 years ago come from, and how could they grow so quickly?

MIT astronomers have discovered two terrestrial, Earth-sized, planets that lie just 10 parsecs, or about 33 light-years, from Earth.