There's nothing more clarifying than looking out over the ocean. And no, we're not just talking about how the salt water seems to magically clear up our skin and sinuses. Something about vast water ma

New research has identified more than 1,000 edible plants that could address vitamin B deficiencies for thousands of people. In a new paper, published today in Nature Plants, scientists from the Roya

Nearly all dogs that lose a "companion" dog from the same household show behaviours like going off their food and seeking more human attention Dogs show grief-like behaviour when another dog from the

Dog owners were approximately half as likely to have a disability; there was no difference in risk for cat owners An analysis of data from more than 11,000 older Japanese adults suggests that seniors

New research from Northern Arizona University shows rising temperatures are causing Earth’s coldest forests to shift northward, raising concerns about biodiversity, an increased risk of wildfires and

In the past few years, wildfires have broken out around the world at a scale rarely experienced by modern humans. In 2020, fires in the western U.S. charred more than 10 million acres, killed at least

Life, at all scales, leaves behind chemical fingerprints. Some are scents we can pick up with our noses: Jasmine petals lend their sweet aldehydes; an upstairs neighbor leaves his noxious amines in th

Ancient Africans in search of mates traded long-distance travels for regional connections starting about 20,000 years ago, an analysis of ancient and modern DNA suggests. That shift occurred after tr

Vegetarians have a 14% lower chance of developing cancer than carnivores, according to a large study that links meat-eating to a heightened risk of the disease. A team of researchers from Oxford Univ

In the present study, 5 years of moderate-to-high intensity exercise in older adults was not significantly associated with cognition, although slightly higher cognitive scores and lower odds of MCI we

Rising global temperatures have shifted at least twice the amount of freshwater from warm regions towards the Earth’s poles than previously thought as the water cycle intensifies, according to new ana

In quantum physics , the process involved in identifying a particle’s location changes the result. In Antarctica, the act of trying to research this unique environment can itself change the environmen

People born between 1946 and 1964 reported lower happiness than other cohorts in surveys spanning 16 years – probably because the size of the group means more competition Baby boomers have faced more

Children living in areas with higher air pollution due to PM 2.5 particles and very low levels of green space might have up to 62% increased risk of developing ADHD. On the contrary, children living i

Ludlow, A. D., Boyd, M. M., Ye, J., Peik, E. & Schmidt, P. O. Optical atomic clocks. Rev. Mod. Phys. 87, 637–701 (2015). Campbell, S. L. et al. A Fermi-degenerate three-dimensional optical lattice cl

Findings from the journal Frontiers in Psychology shed light on the link between pain invalidation and risk of depression. The study found that participants who felt invalidated in their pain experien

The trope of the journalist writing in all caps and misrepresenting, exaggerating scientific findings is already well established. But while examples like these do exist (and they should be taxed), jo

Firearms have overtaken car crashes as the main cause of premature deaths due to trauma in the US since 2017, finds research published online in the journal Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. In 2018

Women who performed at least four hours of routine daily activities reduced their risk of heart disease. Credit: iStock/Annasunny Seniors take note, running or brisk walking is not the only way to re

Two studies published in the journal Psychological Reports shed new light on the positive mental health benefits of humility. College students who were more humble benefited from a greater love of lif

Visit the News Hub News Release Blood test for Alzheimer’s highly accurate in large, international study When combined with genetic risk factors, test up to 93% accurate at identifying people at risk

The biosynthesis of many sulfur-containing molecules depends on cysteine as a sulfur source. Both the cysteine desulfurase (CD) and rhodanese (Rhd) domain-containing protein families participate in th

Sies, H. & Jones, D. P. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) as pleiotropic physiological signalling agents. Nat. Rev. Mol. Cell Biol. 21, 363–383 (2020). Forman, H. J. & Zhang, H. Targeting oxidative stres

When we are stressed or excited, it can be difficult for us to fall asleep—and finding ways to wind down prior to sleep is a habit of many. For people suffering from chronic difficulties initiating a

Lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) utilize overwintering embryonic development (up to 180 days), and such stenothermic, cold-water embryos may be particularly susceptible to thermal shifts. We in

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The Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (MOOSE) guidelines have been used for reporting this meta-analysis20. The protocol of the study was registered at Open Science Framework (htt

As the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world, many countries imposed strict lockdown measures, with workplaces and businesses closing and people forced to remain at home. Measures also included school clo

“My whole life flashed before my eyes” is a phrase we often hear regarding near-death experiences – and there just might be some truth to it. Scientists have recorded the activity of a dying human bra

We study whether a democracy improves a measure of individual wellbeing: human heights. Drawing on individual-level datasets, we test the democracy and height hypothesis using a battery of eight diffe

Regrowing or replacing bone lost to disease is tricky and often painful. In a new study Australian researchers have found a relatively simple way to induce stem cells to turn into bone cells quickly a

Introduction Paid sick leave is associated with lower mortality risks and increased use of health services. Yet, the U.S. lacks a national law, and not all employers offer paid leave, especially to lo

1. Introduction 2 emissions of digital technology increased by 450 million tons since 2013 globally [ Everything we do in our daily life has some impact on the environment. Human awareness and the so

Abstract Vaccine hesitancy is currently recognized by the WHO as a major threat to global health. Recently, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a growing interest in the role of so

The proliferation of social media—counter to the initial projection that it would usher in democratization across the globe (Diamond Reference Diamond2010; Tufekci and Wilson Reference Tufekci and Wil

A large study has found high rates of mental health problems in COVID-19 patients up to a year after their acute infection. Looking at health records from millions of Americans the research found mild