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Climate change has contributed to an 89 per cent decrease in the amount of coral replenishing the Great Barrier Reef

Detailed data on space-time ripples are set to pour in from LIGO and Virgo’s upgraded detectors --

A woman in Israel may have irreversible brain damage after drinking only juice and water for three weeks, according to news reports.

The opioid epidemic is fueling a surge in infectious diseases such as HIV, hepatitis and soft tissue infections, researchers report.

Researchers observe grooming and mourning behaviors by gorillas towards others in their social groups who recently died. The study sheds light on how animals perceive and process death.

Night time white lighting in hospital rooms has been linked to higher rates of inflammation, apoptosis and mortality risk for those who have recently experienced a cardiac event.

Study explores how large scale patterns of brain activity can vary between cognitive systems, and across people.

Psychostimulant use in young adults is correlated with an increased risk of stroke.

Study reveals people often discriminate against those who suffer from obesity to a point of dehumanization. Those who blatantly 'dehumanize' those who are overweight are more likely to support health policies that discri...

For 30 years, one man has been obsessed with the whisperings of the aurora borealis. His search for its origins may finally be over

Astrophysicist Chad Hanna discusses how ripples in spacetime are revolutionizing our understanding of the cosmos --

Stressed adults who report high-stress exposure as children have altered cortisol levels associated with negative health outcomes. Findings suggest early life stress may calibrate the stress response system in the brain,...

Neurons in the entorhinal cortex fire in parallel to hippocampal neurons during associative memory tasks.

Contradicting previous studies, UC Boulder researchers report there is no clear evidence of any candidate gene associated with depression.

Imagine being able to hear people whispering in the next room, while the raucous party in your own room is inaudible to the whisperers. Yale researchers have found a way to do just that--make sound flow in one direction-...

Before Mount Vesuvius blasted Pompeii to smithereens in 79, it was possible to grab a bite to eat there at a "fast-food" joint decorated with a handsome sea nymph.

Trapping single atoms is a bit like herding cats, which makes researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder expert feline wranglers.

Unhealthy habits can increase a person's risk of colorectal cancer

Your movements are more likely to occur between heartbeats than during, a quirk which could help us synchronise with other people

Drinking coffee has been linked to a slew of health benefits, but a new study suggests coffee intake may be linked to an increased risk of lung cancer.

Two billion years ago, on a geochemically bubbly youth Earth, a simple bacteria engulfed its neighbor. Rather than dissolving into nutrients, against all odds the eaten organism formed a symbiotic partnership with its ho...

Partitioning space into cells with optimum geometrical properties is a central challenge in many fields of science and technology. Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and colleagues from several countr...