The metaverse is still unfolding, but it has been developing for more than a century. Rudimentary virtual worlds have existed — in imagination and reality — since the days of the telegraph.

New CRISPR technology puts diseased microglia back on track.

The experimental treatment is effective against all SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and could be readily modified to target other RNA viruses.

A language scientist explains that talking was never invented but has evolved over hundreds of thousands of years.

Social media has strongest tie to conduct disorder.

The brain’s dopamine network activated by high doses of nicotine could be tweaked to help people kick the habit.

Infectious disease doctors say most people who get infected do not require hospitalization and the chance of contracting it remains “very low.”

The new RNA-based method advances personalized medicine for improved patient care.

The discovery could help end baldness and speed healing.

What if we had a way to measure how fast we were aging that could predict our odds of living a long and healthy life?

Astronaut Warren "Woody" Hoburg will head to the International Space Station with the SpaceX Crew-6 mission in spring 2023.

New research is the first to provide race-specific data on the impacts of inflation.