
Smoggier skies, lower scores? A Brazilian study examines the effects of air pollution on students’ cognitive performance
A new study looks at the causal relationship between outdoor air pollution levels on nationwide…

A new study looks at the causal relationship between outdoor air pollution levels on nationwide…

Under special circumstances, the electrical resistance of a material can adopt a fixed value that…

A century ago, scientists first detected the proton in the atomic nucleus. Yet, much about…

In 2011, Texas experienced one of its worst droughts ever. The dry, parched conditions caused…

The compound works by hindering a key pathway that cancer cells rely upon to hoard…

LEO carves out a new type of locomotion somewhere between walking and flying. Read Original…

Metformin, a drug commonly prescribed against diabetes, holds promise against a rare type of childhood…

Using data from NASA OSIRIS-REx mission, scientists concluded that asteroids with highly porous rocks, such…

Massages feel good, but do they actually speed muscle recovery? Turns out, they do. Scientists…

Scientists provide promising new evidence that the ‘planar cell polarity,’ a powerful signaling pathway, is…

For millions of people living in rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa, accessing timely care during…

A sweeping analysis of marine fossils from most of the past half-billion years shows the…

Scientists hope that tiny sacs of material excreted by cells — so-called extracellular vesicles —…

An international agreement to protect the ozone layer is expected to prevent 443 million cases…

A new study showed a link between an individual’s sense of purpose and their ability…

Experiments and modeling work offers new insights into the striking patterns of repeating stones seen…
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Care for the 15 most prevalent types of cancer in the U.S. cost approximately $156.2…

When comparing two of the most common weight loss surgeries, a research team found that…

New research suggests that Earth’s ‘solid’ inner core is, in fact, endowed with a range…

The goal of tackling global warming by turning carbon dioxide into fuel could be one…

A team of scientists has discovered a new physical phenomenon: complex braided structures made of…

An international team of scientists used data from Antarctic ice cores to trace a 700-year…

Researchers have created ‘living medicine’ to treat antibiotic-resistant bacteria growing on the surfaces of medical…

Scientists have figured out how plants respond to light and can flip this genetic switch…

By decoding honeybees’ waggle dances, which tell other bees where to find food, researchers have…

Allergic diseases such as asthma, atopic dermatitis and hay fever do not cause the onset…

They’ve famously survived the vacuum of space, and even returned to life after being frozen…

A process important to black holes and supernovas has for the first time been demonstrated…

The use of blockchain technology as a communication tool for a team of robots could…

Scientists and engineers have created a hydrogel tablet that can rapidly purify contaminated water. One…

To understand the biological underpinnings of skin and hair pigmentation and related diseases such as…

New research examines psychological interventions for the treatment of chronic pain, including the gap between…

A new analysis has integrated findings from 134 studies of the impact of color-coded nutrition…

The period after hospital discharge is a high-risk time for people who use illicit opioids…

At the heart of planets, extreme states are to be found: temperatures of thousands of…

Changes in the northern Alaskan Arctic ocean environment have reached a point at which a…

Researchers developed a fully-integrated robotic arm that fuses visual data from a camera and radio…

To prevent the spread of COVID-19 indoors, the two meters physical distancing guideline is not…

Sense of smell or taste returns within six months for 4 out of every 5…

Researchers report that a drug approved for treating patients with autoimmune disease helped to prevent lung…

Using advanced microscopy techniques, researchers have recorded the breaking of a single chemical bond between…

Nearly 34 million Americans have blood pressure that’s still too high even though they take…

A new study finds that proteins known as linker histones control the complex coiling process…

A new study of more than 13,000 cities worldwide has found that the number of…

An international research team effectively put an end to that practice with a clinical trial…

The number of threatened Australian native bee species is expected to increase by nearly five…

A specific wavelength of ultraviolet (UV) light is not only extremely effective at killing the…

Palaeobiologists have unearthed the earliest evidence yet of hippos in the UK. Excavations at Westbury…

Can dragonflies migrate thousands of miles across the Indian Ocean, from India via the Maldives…

Mature oak trees will increase their rate of photosynthesis by up to a third in…