Groundwater extraction for irrigation is leading to rapid subsidence, though effective state management could help slow the ...

New research suggests chimpanzees can rethink their choices when new evidence emerges, a hallmark of human-like reasoning.

A new species of tube-nosed bat has been discovered in the protected forests of the Philippines. Researchers from the (ROM), the Field Museum in Chicago, and Lawrence University in Wisconsin have ...

A new species of venomous Portuguese man-of-war, Physalia mikazuki, has been discovered in northern Japan. Genetic evidence confirmed it as distinct from tropical relatives and likely carried north by ...

A McGill University clinical trial found that digital brain training can restore key brain functions that fade with age.

A slow drug-release system has proven highly effective in treating certain bladder cancer patients whose tumors were previously unresponsive to therapy. A new targeted drug delivery system known as TA ...

A study reveals that college students eat more in social and formal dining settings and underestimate their food intake.

The study reveals how hair pigment stem cells respond to DNA damage by making fate decisions that can result in either hair graying or the development of melanoma. Throughout life, our cells face ...

Rutgers researchers have discovered that a popular diabetes drug may reduce the health benefits people expect from it. A commonly prescribed medication for diabetes might actually be working against ...

A rediscovered skeleton found on Budapest’s Margaret Island has been confirmed as Duke Béla of Macsó, a descendant of Hungary’s Árpád and Rurik dynasties. An international team of Hungarian-led ...

We may be witnessing the moment when our ancestors first defied a hostile world, using the same tools in the same place for nearly 300,000 years despite the chaos of shifting climates. Picture early ...

A new study from the University of Pennsylvania has found that a compound in rosemary, called carnosic acid, may promote scarless skin healing by activating a nerve receptor known as TRPA1.