Fresh water is pouring into the Gulf of Alaska and could create the sixth largest coastal river in the world, according to new research.
Researchers have learned a bit more about the parasites that once infiltrated the intestines of our early ancestors by looking at a medieval cesspit.
Astronomers have discovered that more than a million hot, young stars are forming in a dusty cloud of molecular gases in a tiny galaxy near our own.
Researchers have uncovered prehistoric stone tools at a site in Israel. The new findings may tell them a bit more about the hunting habits and food preparation of our ancient ancestors.
Scientists have discovered that ungulates, hooved mammals that disappeared only 10,000 years ago, are actually related to mammals like horses rather than elephants and other species with ties to Africa.
Astronomers have made the first ever direct observations of cosmic building-block dust in the center of our Milky Way galaxy.
Pills can do some amazing things. They can reduce a fever, battle depression and relieve muscle pain. But what if a pill could make a person more compassionate?
Earth's most iconic regions may be in danger. Scientists have found that without better local management, these ecosystems may be at risk of collapse under climate change.
Scientists have found that a crocodilian ancestor may have filled one of North America's top predator roles before dinosaurs arrived on the continent.
Researchers at the University of Illinois have discovered how to make wine without the hangover. With the help of a "genome knife," researchers believe they can reduce the next-day pain from alcohol toxins that cause this type of unpleasantness that most of us are all too familiar with.
Previous findings have shown that regular use of aspirin or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) can reduce the risk of colorectal cancer. However, new findings published in JAMA show that some individuals with rare genetic variants do not share the same benefit.
New findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine show that cerebral malaria deaths or the most lethal type of the mosquito-borne disease are due to brain swelling.
