By probing piezoelectric behavior in monosaccharide crystals, researchers reveal how molecular orientation drives electrical ...

Many people who should be taking statins avoid them for fear of side effects. A large new study says most of those side ...

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are breathing new life into the scientific ...

In this unusually eventful — mostly not in good ways — year for higher education, it’s salutary to be reminded how much good ...

“We can pretty confidently say we can count basically every dead tree,” said Xi Yang, a University of Virginia professor and one of a team of researchers whose recent work has helped shed new light on ...

The latest update from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study, covering data from 1990 to 2023, not only reveals the current state of cardiovascular disease on a global scale, but also points to the ...

A staple of Old Master paintings, the pointed finger serves as a gentle cue for where to look. But does the gesture really do the job? A new study published in Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, ...

Eating full-fat cheese and cream may be associated with a lower risk of dementia, according to a large study that tracked people for more than 25 years. Those who consumed higher amounts of these ...

On Sunday, iconic actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michelle, were stabbed to death in their home. We lost a creative giant whose work will live on for generations. It was a tragedy. But ...

While growing evidence shows that carbon emissions are harming the economy, the journal Nature found that an outlier paper had deep flaws. By Lydia DePillis In April 2024, the prestigious journal ...

A new study led by UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies reveals the potential of a new hybrid seagrass to advance ocean restoration efforts ...

Poverty Point is an archaeological site north of New Orleans that experts believe was a major trading hub sometime between 1700 B.C.E. and 1100 B.C.E. A new study proposes that the impressive ...