New findings published in the journal Radiology link substance abuse to reduced brain volume in women.
It turns out that CERN's Large Hadron Collider has discovered a new class of particles known as pentaquarks. The new discovery could herald a new way to think about particle physics.
Could a human's hand be more primitive than a chimp's? That may just be the case, according to new research. A new study reveals that human hands are actually less developed in terms of evolution than a chimp's hand.
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has finally made its closest approach to the tiny dwarf planet. Now, scientists have announced that it's settled a debate that's circulated among researchers for years: the size of Pluto.
Humans aren't the only ones who like death metal music. It turns out that, appropriately, sharks also enjoy the sound. Scientists have discovered that the dense tones of death metal music actually attract sharks.
Warmer oceans may cause harder rainfall. Scientists have found that as temperatures rise on our planet, there may be more precipitation extremes in our future.
Researchers at Aston University are working to design greenhouses that will use seawater to grow crops in one of the hottest and driest places on earth.
Two particular nutrients may actually work against cancer therapy. Scientists have found that glucose and acetate can be used by tumors to resist targeted therapies directed at specific cellular molecules.
Could funeral directors be more likely to get ALS, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig's disease, a progressive disorder that slowly kills the nervous system?
Is your dog overweight? Most likely, he is. Scientists have found that one in four dogs that compete in the world's largest canine show, called Crusts, is overweight even though they're supposed to represent ideal specimens of their breed.
The Greenland ice sheet is continuing to melt. Now, scientists have found another factor that's contributing; it turns out that the ice sheet melt has accelerated in response to surface rainfall associated with late-summer and autumnal cyclonic weather events.
New Horizons has officially made its closest approach to the distant, tiny planet of Pluto as of 7:49 a.m. EDT this morning
