Geologists studying some of the planet’s oldest volcanic rocks have uncovered new evidence that water was playing a major ...

Tens of thousands of years ago, our own species, Homo sapiens, coexisted with Neanderthals, Homo neanderthalensis. Many of us ...

Pangolins, which look like a cross between an anteater and a pinecone, are the most-trafficked mammals in the world. In a new ...

Fungi have given medicine some of its biggest breakthroughs, from penicillin to cholesterol-lowering statins, yet most of the ...

Older adults discharged from hospital with a new prescription for a sedative, especially a benzodiazepine or antipsychotic, are at increased risk of falls and other negative consequences, according to ...

Nutritional imbalance during pregnancy can have long-lasting effects on the health status and disease susceptibility of the offspring. As such, high fructose intake through sweetened food and ...

Accounting for atmospheric degradation of levoglucosan is essential for accurate identification of biomass burning sources in ...

MADISON, Wis. – New research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison finds that reaching net-zero emissions by mid-century will substantially improve public health in the United States. However, ...

This illustration depicts the Sun-like star TOI-791 and two giant planets that NASA's TESS space telescope discovered in its orbit. These planets, designated TOI-791 b and TOI-791 c, are roughly the ...

In a perspective published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, Colorado State University researchers describe a management approach to prevent the uptake of arsenic, cadmium and mercury in rice ...