Tropical flowers may actually pick and choose the best pollinators rather than waiting patiently for one. Scientists have found that some plants are able to recognize the best suitors and "turn on" to increase the chance of success.
While too much salt may not be the best for your health, dietary salt could actually have some benefits. Scientists have discovered that dietary salt may be able to defend your body against invading microbes.
Creative geniuses may have a bit of trouble concentrating and now, scientists have figured out why. They've looked at real-world creativity and found that it may be associated with a reduced ability to filter "irrelevant" sensory information.
Scientists have discovered the origins for two of the four known groups of human AIDS viruses. It turns out that their origins can be found in western lowland gorillas.
An ancient skull is telling researchers a bit more about a unique period in prehistory. The partial skull, and the tools surrounding it, reveal a bit more about a time from 55,000 to 27,000 years ago when both humans and Neanderthals lived at the same time.
Scientists may have gotten a better glimpse of weather on other planets. They've created a new technique that analyzes data from NASA's Kepler space observatory to determine the types of clouds on planets that orbit other stars.
New findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine show that moviegoers watching a tearjerker are more likely to eat between 28 percent and 55 percent more popcorn goodies than other goers watching different genres.
A new study published in the journal Circulation found that dementia and Alzheimer's disease patients were two to three times more likely to develop significant memory loss during a follow-up period if they had poor heart function.
New findings published in PLOS Biology show that adults over the age of 30 may only catch the flu about twice a decade. The study results are based on the analysis of blood samples from volunteers in Southern China, while researchers examined antibody levels against nine different influenza strains ...
New findings published in the journal Cell Metabolism reveal a new hormone that fights weight gain, helping to normalize the metabolizing effects that are commonly associated with exercise.
It's a continuous struggle to stop or, better yet, prevent cigarette smoking addiction.
There are two new spider species for you to be terrified of-or mesmerized by, depending if you like the eight-legged creatures. Scientists have uncovered two new species of peacock spiders that they've dubbed "skeletorus" and "sparklemuffin."
