Science and Space
Scientists find brain chemical tied to trauma and depression
Neuroscientists from Columbia University and McGill University have identified a brain chemical that ...View More
Meet the desert survivor that grows faster the hotter it gets
In California's Death Valley, where summer heat often surpasses 120 degrees Fahrenheit, survival app ...View More
9,000-year-old ice melt shows how fast Antarctica can fall apart
A new study published in Nature Geoscience reveals that the East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS) experien ...View More
Warm ocean beneath Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus may be perfect for life
New research from NASA's Cassini mission reveals that Enceladus, one of Saturn's most intriguing moo ...View More
Scientists find brain cells that could stop Alzheimer’s
In Alzheimer's disease, the most common cause of dementia, microglia (the brain's immune cells) play ...View More
New laser treatment could stop blindness before it starts
Roughly one in three people over the age of 80 experiences age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a ...View More
Common pesticides may cause testicular damage and lower sperm counts
Today's large-scale farming methods make it nearly impossible to avoid consuming trace amounts of ag ...View More
Scientists find hidden brain damage from a common pesticide
A new investigation has identified a connection between prenatal exposure to the commonly used insec ...View More
Antarctica’s collapse may already be unstoppable, scientists warn
Antarctica faces the possibility of sudden and potentially irreversible changes to its ice, oceans, ...View More
New 2D material transforms air into fuel and fertilizer
Scientists are working to make renewable technologies more efficient by studying ultra-thin material ...View More
