“What the climate can do to the human body can be very perplexing,” said Mary Ellen O’Toole, a former FBI agent, whose ...

New research exploring the roots of modern Japanese populations has linked the genetic signature of Jomon hunter-gatherers to a higher body mass index (BMI) among individuals, underlining that ancient ...

Stories on the discovery of vital fluid-transport systems in the human body are among the winners of the 2024 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards. Winning journalists also did immersive stories on ...

For Science Week, we’re hearing from some Irish-based researchers about this year’s theme of regeneration, including Dr Carol ...

It's common knowledge that our brains—and, specifically, our brain cells—store memories. But a team of scientists has ...

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Audubon had collected human skulls, several of which he then passed on to Morton ... Not all lives were seen as worthy of ...

Scientific literature tends to treat the mind and body as separate entities, but humanistic works capture the psychological effects of cancer—loneliness, grief and anxiety. By narrating the emotional ...

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Astronaut Sunita Williams, 59, experienced significant weight loss during her 155-day stay on the International Space Station ...

It's common knowledge that our brains -- and, specifically, our brain cells -- store memories. But a team of scientists has discovered that cells from other parts of the body also perform a memory ...

Does disconnection with the ground cause us to become sicker? That's the idea behind the practice of "grounding" or "earthing" which is growing in popularity. We separate the science from the nonsense ...