Although the consequences of a quarter of the planet’s water melting could be determined theoretically, this is the first ...

Researchers have compiled a list of phrases that clinicians should avoid using when discussing sensitive issues with patients and their families.

At this cave in North Africa some 15,000 years ago, a human was buried alongside an “unusual and special” medicinal plant: Ephedra, a humble shrub that’s still used today in some traditional medicines ...

Tying together these various lines of evidence, the study authors say that “the presence of fish remains at Gönnersdorf, the ...

The fact modern doctors can recognize it reveals Michelangelo’s extraordinary capacity for and dedication to anatomical accuracy.

While a bat study might make you think of flying, vampire bats have another trick up their sleeves, and it involves a pretty ...

I n 1987, a terrible accident unfolded in Goiânia, Brazil, where a radioactive capsule had been abandoned. People later found ...

Some of the remaining bears live within the Andean Bear Corridor, a region sitting along the spine of the Andes that stretches from Peru and into Ecuador. It’s here that a team of researchers from the ...

The evidence: nearly 500 ceramic artifacts, found across five archaeological sites in Czechia, dating from around 30,000 ...

The data the team had access to represent an average of the subjects’ brain activity, so future research could look to map ...

Car owners often wonder whether the rubber hairs need to be snipped off before driving, but there’s generally no need. The vent spews neither help nor hinder the car’s performance, they’re just a ...

The new satellite imaging system can differentiate plastic on the beach, and may be a valuable tool for future clean-up efforts.