AteamofresearchersattheUniversityofCalifornia,Riversidehaveisolatedthreepreviouslyunknownbacterialspeciesfromwildbeesandflowersthatmayhelppreventspoilageofthepo
Fishoilsupplementshavelongbeenrecommendedtopeoplesufferingfromdryeyedisease,acommonailmentthataffectsmillionsworldwide–butastudyoutonFridaysaystheydon'twork.“Om
Physicalandmentalexercisehasbeenfoundtobebeneficialforourbrains,butscientistshavenowfounditcouldalsoimprovethelearningabilityofourchildren.Inamousestudy,researc
GlobalwarmingislikelyslowingthemainAtlanticOceancirculation,whichhasplungedtoitsweakestlevelonrecord,accordingtoanewstudy.Theslowdowninthecirculation–acrucialpa
DespiteasteadystreamofheadlineshighlightingU.S.airlines’customer-servicefailures,carriershaveactuallyimprovedinseveralkeyareasoverthelastyear,includingbumpingfe
Belgiumhastheworstresultsfordrunkdriving,accordingtoamajorstudybytheEuropeanRoadSafetyUsersSurvey(ESRA)conductedin38countriesworldwide,andreleasedonMondaybyloca
HowdobowheadwhalesintheunbrokendarknessoftheArctic'spolarwinterkeepbusyduringbreedingseason?Why,theysing,ofcourse.Fromlatefalltoearlyspring,offtheeastcoastofGre
Feelinglonelycontributeslesstotheriskofcardiovasculardiseasethanrecentresearchsuggests,scientistssaidTuesday,butsocialisolationreallydoesuptheoddsofdyingafterah
Peoplewhoarelessemotionallystablearemorelikelytobeaddictedtotheirsmartphones,accordingtoanewstudy.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofDerbyandNottinghamTrentUniversit
Thediscoveryin2003sparkedinternationalintrigue–atiny,mummifiedskeletonwithanalien-likehead,tuckedintoaleatherpouchfoundbehindachurchintheAtacamadesertofChile.Th
Theworld'sleadingbrandsofbottledwaterarecontaminatedwithtinyplasticparticlesthatarelikelyseepinginduringthepackagingprocess,accordingtoamajorstudyacrossninecoun
Some538genesthatplayaroleinintellectualabilityhavebeenidentifiedbyateamofinternationalresearchers,accordingtoastudyreleasedMondaybytheUniversityofEdinburgh.Rese
Anewercholesteroldrug,usedwitholderstatinmedicines,hasmodestlyloweredheartrisksanddeathsinabigstudyofheartattacksurvivorsthatmightpersuadeinsurerstocoverthepric
FalsenewsstoriesspreadmuchmorequicklyandwidelyonTwitterthantruthfulones,animbalancedrivenmorebypeoplethanautomated“bot”accounts,researcherssaidonThursday.Astudy
Accordingtoonestudy,eatingkiwifruitbeforebedhelpsdeepsleep.Butwhichotherfoodstuffsmayaidalongandpeacefulslumber?AheadofWorldSleepDaynextweek–anawareness-raising
ShipmentsofprotectedAfricanspeciesincludingtortoises,pythonsandparrotstoAsiahavesoaredsince2006asdemandgrowsintheFarEastforexoticpets,meatsandotheranimalproduct
AstudypublishedinthejournalofNeuroscienceonMondayrevealedthatinfectionsorothertriggersforapregnantmother'simmunesystemcanaffectherbaby'sbraindevelopment.Ateamle