Small plastic particles alter neuron growth, suggesting that particle size may be just as important as the amount of plastic ...

Tiny warty birch caterpillars can distinguish predators from rivals by reading vibrations traveling through leaves, according ...

Trauma while giving birth may be rooted in unrealistic expectations embraced during education classes prior to the event ...

Scientists have discovered a protein in mosses that may have enabled the first plants to grow upward on dry land.

Just a few species could determine the future of tropical forests by dispersing seeds that are essential for their ...

Researchers discover that the fire salamander hides a turquoise sheen beneath its toxic skin, revealing a unique mystery.

Across much of the world, climate change has already shifted the timing of the year’s largest flood, with the direction of ...

Ancient DNA reveals that cave lions were a distinct evolutionary lineage that split from modern lions more than a million ...

Feeling older than your actual age is linked to insomnia, irregular sleep, and daytime fatigue, according to a new study of 3 ...

Some people hear a persistent hum that nobody else notices. Researchers investigated the mystery and found a surprising ...

More than two billion people live with cooling poverty. Heat risks increase when poverty, poor housing, and outdoor work ...

Scientists mapped how waste leaves the brain, uncovering drainage pathways that could help explain Alzheimer's disease and ...