We are bombarded by thousands of diverse species and chemicals
Scientists have measured the human 'exposome,' or the particulates, chemicals and microbes that individually swaddle us all, in unprecedented detail.
Fish-rich diets in pregnancy may boost babies’ brain development
Women could enhance the development of their unborn child's eyesight and brain function by regularly eating fatty fish during pregnancy. This is the suggestion...
Commitment to democratic values predict climate change concern, study finds
In a new study comparing climate change attitudes across 36 countries, including the United States, commitment to democratic values is the strongest predictor of...
Gambling monkeys help scientists find brain area linked to high-risk behavior
Monkeys who learned how to gamble have helped researchers pinpoint an area of the brain key to one's willingness to make risky decisions.
Super cheap earth element to advance new battery tech to the industry
Worldwide efforts to make sodium-ion batteries just as functional as lithium-ion batteries have long since controlled sodium's tendency to explode, but not yet resolved...
Gaia hints at our Galaxy’s turbulent life
Our Milky Way galaxy is still enduring the effects of a near collision that set millions of stars moving like ripples on a pond,...
Oldest-known aquatic reptiles probably spent time on land
A comprehensive analysis of Mesosaurus fossils shows that bones from adults share similarities with land-dwelling animals -- suggesting older Mesosaurus were semi-aquatic, whereas the...
Flu season forecasts could be more accurate with access to health care companies’ data
New research shows that data routinely collected by health care companies -- if made available to researchers and public health agencies -- could enable...
New nanoparticle superstructures made from pyramid-shaped building blocks
In research that may help bridge the divide between the nano and the macro, chemists have used pyramid-shaped nanoparticles to create what might be...
Cannabinoid drugs make pain feel ‘less unpleasant, more tolerable’
Researchers have determined that cannabinoid drugs do not appear to reduce the intensity of experimental pain, but, instead, may make pain feel less unpleasant...
