Category: Science and Health

‘Panic buying’ might be a normal human response to uncertainty after all, new research suggests….

Scientists studying particle collisions have produced definitive evidence for two physics phenomena predicted more than…

The shoots of plants get all of the glory, with their fruit and flowers and…

For years scientists have been debating what might lay under the Martian planet’s south polar…

The food-water-energy nexus dictates that there is a direct link between these three necessities, and…

A new study suggests that previously displaced gases can re-accrete onto galaxies, potentially slowing down…

The advent of agriculture was a significant turning point in the history of modern humans,…

When people behave badly or unethically, their loved ones may judge them less harshly than…

Researchers have succeeded in detecting the rolling movement of a nano-acoustic wave predicted by the…

Converting vacant urban lots into greenspaces can reduce blight and improve neighborhoods, and new research…

Removing a protein that is often overexpressed in a rare and aggressive subtype of leukemia…

Conservation science and policy could be saving more biodiversity by shifting to measurements and decisions…

A meta-analysis of nearly 200,000 men revealed 22 new genetic locations that could be susceptible…

Two new studies provide insights into T cell exhaustion, which could lead to potential strategies…

Certain species of floral bacteria can enhance pollen germination, finds the first study documenting induction…

Emergency department visit rates because of an opioid overdose increased by 28.5 percent across the…

Using advanced imaging technology, scientists have provided an unprecedented understanding of the BRCA1-BARD1 protein complex,…

Sunlight in, reflected and emitted energy out. That’s the fundamental energy balance sheet for our…

The discovery of a gene that regulates the angle of root growth in corn is…

Under normal conditions, pure water is an almost perfect insulator. Water only develops metallic properties…

Scientists have published a new, detailed radio image of the Andromeda galaxy — the Milky…

Fulfilling a prediction of Einstein’s theory of General Relativity, researchers report the first-ever recordings of…

The global computer chip shortage has hit car manufacturers especially hard, indicating the importance of…

Twenty months after declaring a climate emergency and establishing a set of vital signs for…

A new analysis of the 2018 collapse of Kilauea volcano’s caldera helps to confirm the…

Women have several choices for long-lasting, reversible contraceptives, but most options for men are either…