Revelations of rotting fish provide scientists with clearer picture of early lifeDecaying corpses are usually the domain of forensic scientists, but paleontologists have discovered that studying rotting fish sheds new light on our earliest ancestry.The…
A growing number of archeological studies suggest the Amazon basin housed complex societies centuries before the arrival of Europeans.
Boys face high rates of a variety of mental health issues, in addition to lagging behind girls in academic performance and college attendance, according to two new studies. The studies note that boys have higher rates of suicide, conduct disorders, …
Using combined and intensive treatments and restructuring care to treat obesity like other chronic diseases may help primary care clinicians and patients better address the condition, according to several new studies.
Ancient bat may well have used sound waves to sense the world, Sid Perkins reports in the latest Deleted Scenes blog
Physical activity appears to be associated with a reduced risk or slower progression of several age-related conditions as well as improvements in overall health in older age, according to several new studies.
Our memories are strengthened during periods of rest while we are awake, researchers have found. The findings expand our understanding of how memories are boosted — previous studies had shown this process occurs during sleep, but not during times o…
A UN-sponsored report finds that more people died from earthquakes in the past decade than from any other disaster.Studies show more than 780,000 people were killed in nearly 4,000 disasters.
Has the almond tree developed a unique way of drawing potential pollinators? A group of researchers at the Department of Environmental and Evolutionary Biology and the Department of Science Education at the University of Haifa-Oranim speculate that the…
Studies of the victims of the Walkerton, Ont. tainted drinking water tragedy have led researchers to discover DNA variations in genes that increase the risk of developing post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome (PI-IBS).