Statistics show that as many as 1 in 68 children will be diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with the overwhelming majority of child patients male.
New findings published in the American Heart Association journal Stroke reveal that long-term exposure to air pollution increases the risk of silent stroke by 46 percent, can disrupt the size of the brain and it's structure by 0.32 percent and may also result in reduced cognition.
There's no doubt that reading to your children sets an excellent example for the future. But did you know it could also help them with language development and a want to read more as they grow into adults?
To us, the universe looks three dimensional. But one of the theories of theoretical physics challenges this assumption.
Forget 3D printing. It looks as if 4D printing is now the new level of technology.
Scientists have developed the first ever liquid nanoscale laser.
Do you have back problems? You may have evolution to blame.
Bees could actually become addicted to pesticides.
Scientists have studied a massive storehouse of carbon in long-frozen Arctic soils and have found that it could represent a huge release of carbon into the atmosphere.
Bees play huge roles in the world's food supply as pollinators. Now, scientists have sequenced the genomes of two important pollinating bumblebees and compared them with those of other bees.
Scientists have found that the global warming hiatus will make no difference to how much the planet will warm by 2100.
It's not just teens and adults who are using smartphones. Scientists have found that more than one-third of babies are tapping on smartphones and tablets, even before they learn to walk and talk.
