The world's largest bird, the ostrich, has problems reproducing when the temperature deviates by 5 degrees or more from the ideal temperature of 20 °C.
Psychotherapy for panic disorder produces good results, and the effects are lasting.
A lot of us recycle our old textiles, but few of us know that they are very difficult to re-use, and often end up in landfills anyway
Overfishing, hunting and intensive agriculture and forestry can sometimes contribute to plants and animals becoming endangered.
A study led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden showed a connection between lifestyle intervention in pregnant women with obesity and epigenetic alterations in the baby
For the first time, a research team led by Lund University in Sweden has mapped out exactly what happens when spruce bark beetles use their sense of smell to find trees and partners to reproduce with.
From an evolutionary perspective, art presents many puzzles. Humans invest substantial effort in generating apparently useless displays that include artworks.
A new study provides evidence that river water eroding layers of metamorphic rock is a driver of freshwater fish biodiversity in the Appalachian Mountains.
RESEARCH Many prematurely born infants are given sugary parenteral nutrition as it has so far been the belief that it was good for their development. But new research from the University of Copenhagen performed on pigs shows that it may cause life-threatening sepsis if the baby already has an infection.
Phylogenetic analyses increasingly take centre-stage in our understanding of the processes shaping patterns of cultural diversity and cultural evolution over time.
From wearable devices to artificial intelligence, the health care world has seen a boom in new digital health technologies.
In a 3Q, Salvatore Vitale describes how gravitational-wave signals suggest black holes completely devoured their companion neutron stars.
Earth and planetary scientist Jun Korenaga will be part of the science team for CLOE, a NASA-funded project looking at the moon’s origin.
WEIGHT TRAINING Heavy weight training can help make sure your nerves and muscles continue to work together, and it is never too late to get started. This is the conclusion of a new study from the University of Copenhagen.
A hallmark of human societies is the scale at which we cooperate with many others, even when they are not closely genetically related to us.
Around 30% of the global burden of disease is treatable with surgery. But surgeon-scientists receive very little research funding, a new study finds.
Operant chambers are small enclosures used to test animal behavior and cognition.
A new study reveals a staggering disparity in life expectancy between Black Americans and their white counterparts between 1999 and 2020.
Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia in post-industrialized populations.
A recent developmental study reveals that—at least in primates—a slow life history might be a prerequisite for skilled manipulation and technological behavior.