A chemical sensing system developed by engineers at the University of Connecticut is believed to be the first of its kind capable of detecting vapors（...
Widespread skin cancer has been identified for the first time in wild marine fish populations, new research has shown. A collaborative study between N...
Scientists are beginning to understand one of life's enduring mysteries -- why women live, on average, longer than men. Published August 2 in Curr...
When ordering seafood, the options are many and so are some of the things you might consider in what you order. Is your fish healthy? Is it safe? Is i...
A postdoctoral researcher at the University of Rhode Island has observed a never-before-seen defensive strategy used by a small species of deep-sea sq...
When caught in pouring rain without an umbrella, most people pick up their pace. But an old tale advises that a person who runs in the rain gets wette...
When it comes to intelligence, what factors distinguish the brains of exceptionally smart humans from those of average humans? As science has long sus...
While drinking coffee with caffeine each day does not appear to reduce sleepiness among people with Parkinson's disease, it may have a benefit in ...
Given the predicted rise in global temperatures in the coming decades, climate scientists are particularly interested in warm periods that occurred in...
By identifying a key protein that tells certain breast cancer cells when and how to move, researchers at Michigan State University hope to better unde...