River deltas are among the most complex and productive environments on Earth. Yet, they face serious threats from upstream ...

A new study from Bar-Ilan University is shedding light on a long-overlooked social group in archaeology: the elderly. While ...

The carbon footprint of the Olympic Games remains substantial, despite reforms by the International Olympic Committee. A new ...

Every year, millions of workers are injured or die on the job, imposing enormous human and economic costs. The socio-economic ...

To stay in the air when hovering over a flower, bumble bees continually flap their wings rapidly, a metabolic process that ...

Male caregiving is rare. Of the nearly 6,000 mammalian species, fewer than 5% of fathers stick around to raise their own ...

Climate change is not just reshaping the planet, it's already affecting how people feel about their lives, their health and ...

Certain markers of high status may more strongly boost attitudes toward women versus men, and low status markers may more strongly worsen attitudes toward men versus women—with both findings more ...

A research team at the University of Würzburg has deciphered another aspect of poxviral gene activation. They have revealed a ...

Scientists have identified a further 12 dog breeds as being at risk of brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome—a condition that can cause serious breathing problems—including the Pekingese, Shih ...

A new study finds entrepreneurs become more committed to their business ventures when they are told they will fail, increasing their efforts to make those businesses successful. "Most ...

The most high-risk conditions for fires are increasingly happening across countries at the same time, making resulting wildfires even more challenging to tackle, new research reveals.