The Arctic is one of the coldest places on Earth, but in recent decades, the region has been rapidly warming, at a rate three to four times faster than the global average. However, current climate ...

Higher maternal selenium levels during pregnancy were associated with a lower risk of streptococcal infections in children, ...

Poor mental health, rising obesity rates, exposure to violence and climate change are among the key challenges facing our ...

Using the gene scissors CRISPR and stem cells, researchers have managed to identify a common denominator for different gene mutations that all cause the neurological disease ALS. The research shows ...

Increasing renewable energy may not reduce the use of fossil fuels in the United States, according to a new study .

Researchers have discovered how an ion channel in the brain's neurons has a kind of 'molecular memory', which contributes to ...

Astronomers have filled a large gap in knowledge about Mars' water cycle. Their research on water percolating from surface to ...

New research has revealed that puff adders (Bitis arietans) can be highly efficient at controlling rodent populations that threaten agricultural production on the continent.

Head and neck cancer researchers are reporting the development and testing of HPV-DeepSeek, a novel liquid biopsy assay. In their new study, HPV-DeepSeek achieved 99% sensitivty and specifity for ...

Sets of metabolites found in blood and urine reliably correspond with how much energy from ultra-processed food a person consumes, according to a new study.

Plants that reproduce exclusively by self-pollination arise from populations with extremely low diversity to begin with. The research not only adds a facet to possible evolutionary strategies, but ...

Our ability to store information about familiar objects depends on the connection between visual and language processing regions in the brain, according to a new study.