Kangaroos form an important niche in the tree of life, but until now their DNA had never been sequenced. In an article newly published in BioMed Centr...
For better or for worse, in sickness and in health -- there's a long line of research that associates marriage with reducing unhealthy habits such...
Science educators aim to nurture, enrich and sustain children's natural and spontaneous interest in scientific knowledge using many different appr...
Boys are maturing physically earlier than ever before. The age of sexual maturity has been decreasing by about 2.5 months each decade at least since t...
New research by scientists in the Department of Biology at the University of York shows that species have responded to climate change up to three time...
Fatigue can lead to dangerous errors by doctors, pilots and others in high-risk professions, but individuals who work together as a team display bette...
A new risk prediction tool can identify patients at high risk of serious blood clots who might need preventative treatment, according to a study publi...
An international team of researchers has completed the first major survey in Asia of a deadly fungus（真菌） that has wiped out more than 200 species of a...
Earth's Moon could be younger than previously thought, according to new research from a team that includes Carnegie's Richard Carlson and form...
Moderate social drinking may significantly reduce the risk of dementia（痴呆） and cognitive impairment（损害） , suggests an analysis of 143 studies by Loyol...