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The wildfires raging throughout California and Oregon have caused great concern about air quality and the safety of being outdoors. This is complicated by

Black holes are invading stars, providing a radical explanation to bright flashes in the universe that are one of the biggest mysteries in astronomy today. The...

Sociologists at Case Western Reserve University found that when passive cancer patients become survivors, they have plenty of bold advice to offer other cancer...

'Super hemoglobin' allows moles to thrive underground. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology have made the first...

A new study sheds light on how isoflurane, a widely used inhaled anesthetic, works at a molecular level, a mystery that has puzzled scientists for

Iron (Fe) accumulates in the brain cortex with aging. A plethora of studies indicate that progressive iron accumulation in the substantia nigra (SN) in

In a world where "supersize" has entered the lexicon, there are some things getting smaller, like cell phones and laptops. Dartmouth researchers have...

Choking on the excessive vapours Of our abandoned debauchery Your stunted shoots flail awkwardly In artificial chambers of soil and sedge. Your weathered

A fungus genetically engineered to express a spider venom can successfully control populations of malarial mosquitoes, a new study suggests. In a new

Two assistant professors of management at the University of California, Riverside and several other researchers have previously shown that men with wider

Mice have brain cells that are dedicated to storing memories of other mice, according to a new study from MIT neuroscientists. These cells, found in a

Inputs of dust from the Sahara desert could change the composition of microbial communities in the (sub)tropical eastern North Atlantic say Southampton...

Even though organic methods may increase farm biodiversity, a combination of conventional farming and protected areas could sometimes be a better way to...

UC Davis researchers have discovered two key signals that tell fish how to handle the stress of changing concentrations of salt as they swim through different...

Yale University School of Medicine researchers have found a way to exercise a little mind control over fruit flies, making the flies jump, beat their wings,...

Researchers looking for ways to regenerate nerves can have a hard time obtaining key tools of their trade. Schwann cells are an example. They form sheaths

People who are successful at weight-loss maintenance spend less time sitting during the week and weekends compared to weight-stable individuals with

Every year, drug-resistant infections kill more than 50,000 people across Europe and the United States, and hundreds of thousands more around the world.

Researchers from South Korea, Case Western Reserve University and University of North Texas have discovered an inexpensive and easily produced catalyst

While illegal for recreational use, psychedelic drugs are showing great promise as treatments for severe depression and anxiety, as well as alcohol

Turns out the crocodile can be a shrewd hunter himself. A University of Tennessee, Knoxville, researcher has found that some crocodiles use lures to hunt

The microorganisms that normally live in the gut can increase body fat, say researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. They found...

The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is now home to the United States' fastest operational unclassified supercomputer. The...

Early antibiotic exposure significantly increases obesity risk in children, according to research presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting in

The new cancer medication sorafenib looks promising. Sorafenib is used for advanced liver and kidney cancer and also appears to be effective against cancer...

Labels that warn people about the risks of drinking soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages can lower obesity and overweight prevalence, suggests a new

Your risk of contracting COVID-19 might depend on which bacteria call your nose home, according to groundbreaking research that provides new insights into

A comprehensive analysis of 24 state-of-the-art Large Language Models (LLMs) has uncovered a significant left-of-center bias in their responses to

You might think that beatboxing, with its harsh, high-energy percussive sounds, would be harder on the voice than the sweet song of a soprano. But

The gene variant became more common in humans after cooking and farming became widespread, and might now help people avoid diabetes, according to the

Taking the diabetes medications metformin and rosiglitazone together reverses the adverse effects on bone of rosiglitazone treatment alone in an experimental...

Scientists are studying whether a type of hemp can help prevent poisoning of Everglades water by herbicides used on corn crops.

Blacksburg, Va. -- Four researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech and their colleagues at the Wake Forest University School...

There is no evidence to support psychological debriefing in schools after traumatic events such as violence, suicides and accidental death, which runs counter...

BOSTON (December 8, 2009) -- The parasite Trypanosoma cruzi (or T. cruzi), which causes Chagas' disease, will go to great lengths to evade death once it has...

Again, I'm placing this entry in the "business & economy" category, because Science Blog has no place to discuss education directly. Since our future economy...

Irvine, Calif., Nov. 15, 2010 -- UC Irvine researchers have discovered that circadian rhythms -- the internal body clock -- regulate fat metabolism. This helps...

Multiple sclerosis patients get conflicting advice suggesting that special diets - everything from avoiding processed foods to going low-carb - will ease

Meditation can curb the risk of disease and boost general well-being for the old and young, according to researchers.by Alex Whiting Several minutes of

Humans might not be walking the face of the Earth were it not for the ancient fusing of two prokaryotes -- tiny life forms that do not have a cellular nucleus....

A new analysis of a randomized health insurance program in Oregon sheds light on the value the program has for enrollees and providers alike. The study,

If you think stress is killing you, you may be right, but what you don't know is that stress might have harmed your health even before you were born. In a

Researchers have dated the earliest step in the formation of the solar system -- when microscopic interstellar dust coalesced into mountain-sized chunks of...

Women with HIV who are young, in poor physical health, in conflict with others, and who have been physically abused by a partner in the past are at greater...

The launch of NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been postponed. The new launch window is 7:43 to 9:43 a.m. EDT, Friday, August 12. The delay was...

Palo Alto, CA -- One proposed emergency fix to halt global warming is to seed clouds over the ocean to make them more reflective, reducing the solar radiation...

Dome-building volcanoes, which are frequently active, are among the most dangerous types of volcanoes since they are known for their explosive activity.

Does having a low socioeconomic status (SES) lead to depression or does depression lead a person into poverty? According to a study that examined a database of...

Sexual activity is rarely associated with sudden cardiac arrest, a life-threatening malfunction of the heart's electrical system causing the heart to

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. To the casual observer in the Gulf of Mexico, the seemingly sluggish red grouper is more of a couch potato than a busy beaver. But a new...

Contestants on TV shows like Top Chef and Hell's Kitchen know that their meat-cutting skills will be scrutinized by a panel of unforgiving judges. Now, new...

By experimentally switching genes off or on at specific stages in an animal's lifecycle, California scientists have discovered that vigor and lifespan can be...

Researchers for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the International Trachoma Initiative have calculated the human toll and economic...

Liquid silicone, which is often used for breast augmentation and other cosmetic procedures, can cause respiratory failure if not injected properly by a...