The California drought is still impacting the state in some major ways. Now, researchers have announced that millennia-old sequoias may be in danger due to the ongoing drought conditions.
Previous studies have shown the benefits of a dose of aspirin. Now, new findings published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology reveal that a regular dose of aspirin can help reduce the long-term risk of cancer in some who are overweight.
Scientists are learning a bit more about the evolution in the Caribbean with the help of the first ever salamander found frozen in amber.
Though researchers are still discovery new information about schizophrenia, which is associated with both structural and functional alterations of the visual system, including specific structural changes in the eye, new findings published in the journal Schizophrenia Research: Cognition, show that t...
Researchers have found that whistled Turkish actually uses both sides of the brain.
Scientists have found along the Tien Shan, Central Asia's largest mountain range, glaciers have lost a staggering 27 percent of their mass and 18 percent of their area during the last 50 years.
Scientists have discovered a 125 million to 130 million-year-old freshwater plant that may be one of the first flowers on the planet.
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) are studying the differences in the way common anesthetics affect the brains of older patients and children, finding what could help improve monitoring technology and the safety of general anesthesia for patients.
Memory is certainly essential to our every-day function. Yet is it ultimately essential to our character? New findings published in the journal Psychological Science reveal that our moral traits may actually be the core components to our identity.
New findings published in the journal Nature Neuroscience show that the passage of molecules through the nucleus of a star-shaped brain cell, also called an astrocyte, may play a critical role in health and disease.
A NASA astronaut has captured some spectacular footage of the Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, as they appeared over Earth's horizon.
Every year, millions of tons of road salt are applied to the streets and highways across the United States to help make travel safer. However, what scientists still can fully explain is how it affects our wildlife.
