Science News

Researchers report snacking can raise inflammation and contribute to metabolic diseases.

Researchers report an exaggerated immune response can trigger chronic fatigue syndrome. The study reveals levels of Il-10 were higher in those who developed lasting fatigue, suggesting the immune system may have been pri...

A new study looks at the effect a Western style diet has on the gut microbiome. Researchers report both fructose and glucose block the production of Roc, a protein required for the colonization of beneficial bacteria in ...

What happens at the center of a black hole? Not a singularity, as Einstein's theories predict.

(RIKEN) Researchers have used observations from the ALMA radio observatory to measure, for the first time, the strength of magnetic fields near two supermassive black holes at the centers of an important type of active g...

Albert Einstein's desk can still be found on the second floor of Princeton's physics department. Positioned in front of a floor-to-ceiling blackboard covered with equations, the desk seems to embody the spirit of the fri...

A man in China had a habit of walking home from work every day, taking off his socks and... taking a great big whiff of them, according to news reports.

Researchers report genetic variants can affect neural function, which become complicit in triggering multiple sclerosis.

A new study reveals the gut microbiome regulates the immune system. Vitamin A is key to allowing the symbiotic relationship, researchers report.

Researchers report defects in the Ets1 gene is linked to characteristics associated with systemic lupus erythematosus immune abnormalities.

The area where you live may play a significant role in your risk for developing major diseases like cancer, diabetes or cardiovascular disease, a new study reports.

An experiment that aims to gain new insight into the force that binds all matter together has recently completed its first phase of data collection at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator...

Researchers confirm the link between eating junk foods, which are known to promote inflammation, and an increased risk of depression. To combat depressive symptoms, the study reports people should switch to a Mediterrane...

A faulty sensor - and the automated action it led to - are being blamed for the loss of Lion Air flight JT 610. Is it time for AI to take a back seat, asks Peter Lemme

UK regulators are cracking down on charities that promote bogus treatments. But will it be enough, asks Tom Chivers

Trying to change someone's mind is no easy task, but researchers have studied the various pitfalls when it comes to correcting scientific myths

This week, Nathan from Europe wrote in: I have a question about the theory that energy can neither be created nor destroyed.If you have two waterfalls, and one has a turbine and the other doesn't, yet the water eventuall...

Not only do prescription opioid drugs come with a risk of addiction and overdose, but they also appear to provide little benefit for patients with chronic pain

ON EARTH, most of the methane in the atmosphere has been belched by living organisms, so finding the gas on Mars would be happy news for seekers after extraterrestrial life. Sadly, news announced on December 12th, at the...

THERE ARE many ways to stick things together: glue; solder; welds of various sorts. But one that remains surprisingly popular is riveting. In some ways, riveting is about as old-fashioned a method of union as it is possi...

What's your spectrum? MALARIA KILLED 435,000 people last year, most of them in Africa. The parasite that causes the illness is carried by females of some, but not all, species of mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles. An ins...

Since the early 20th century, nearly all of Earth's glaciers have been retreating or melting. Glaciers cover 10 percent of the planet's land area and contain 75 percent of our fresh water. Moreover, the water from meltin...