In a recent study, researchers examine the head shape and genetics of western rattlesnakes, which is enabling researchers to have a better understanding of rattlesnake species and their evolution.
Scientists have gathered tiny fungi that take shelter in Antarctic rocks and have found that after sending them to the International Space Station, they were able to survive in conditions similar to those on Mars.
Researchers from Northwestern University have created a new material with built-in vitamin A, which reduces scarring in blood vessels.
Researchers found that fish populations across the world's oceans are contaminated with industrial and agricultural pollutants, which are known as persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
Researchers have conducted a 10-year project to study the long-term effects that humans have on land, which may also reveal why communities survive or fail.
New research published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society examine certain factors that can increase mortality risk in an individual with Alzheimer's disease--the most common form of dementia.
A new study examines a potential connection between human suicide and self-sacrificial behaviors seen in honey bees and ants.
Researchers at the University of Basque Country in Spain have discovered how to prevent memory loss in mice with Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have found that additional sperm analysis in couples who are trying to conceive may help increase the chances of a successful pregnancy, according to a recent study.
Researchers at Ohio State University found that children with uncorrected farsightedness are more likely to perform poorly on preschool literarcy tests than counterparts who receive the proper treatments.
The Milky Way galaxy may have a clean and "tidy" galactic neighbor. Researchers have gotten a closer look at IC1613, a dwarf galaxy in the constellation of Cetus.
In a recent study, researchers found that human activities generate massive amounts of plastic waste which ends up in the ocean and landmasses, and the Earth is entering an 'Age of Plastic.'