With finalists for the 2018 World Cup ready to face off this weekend, a new study released Wednesday sheds light on the cumulative impacts “heading” the soccer ball has on the neurological functions of players.
Read moreRising sea levels will flood coastal regions and cost at least $14 trillion per year worldwide by 2100 unless drastic measures curb climate change, a study released Tuesday found.
Read moreNew solar technology could turn windows into tiny electrical generators, allowing people to heat and cool their homes in a more environmentally friendly way, Chinese scientists revealed Tuesday.
Read moreSuggesting that human carriers of the Zika virus experience pregnancy loss more commonly than previously thought, researchers reported new findings Tuesday involving monkeys.
Read moreIt’s a marvel of ecology as shorebirds migrating from South America to the Arctic time a stop critical to their survival to this mass crab spawning. It’s also one of the world’s hot spots for bird flu — a bonanza for scientists seeking clues about how influenza evolves so they just might better protect people.
Read moreHealth care insurers may have helped fuel the country’s growing opioid epidemic that claimed the lives of 42,000 Americans in 2016, a new study shows.
Read moreNew research shows that democratic qualities are declining in the United States and 23 other countries, representing about one-third of the global population.
Read moreThe mineral resources needed to make batteries could become strained as global demand rises, but researchers at Georgia Tech say they may have found viable alternatives to traditional lithium battery construction.
Read moreWarning labels with graphic images linking sugary drink consumption with tooth decay, Type 2 diabetes and obesity appear to reduce purchases of the drinks more effectively than calorie counts or text warnings, a new study finds.
Read moreThe U.S. government is shutting down a study that was supposed to show if a single drink a day could prevent heart attacks, saying ethical problems with how the research was planned and funded undermine its credibility.
Read moreMammals worldwide are becoming more active at night due to human activity such as agriculture and hunting, according to a large-scale analysis of more than 60 species on six continents, the journal Science reported Thursday.
Read moreResearchers in Germany have started collecting data with a $71 million (60 million euro) machine designed to help determine the mass of the universe’s lightest particle.
Read moreFrom apps that bring Chik-fil-A to your door, haul you to the airport in a Ford Focus and get Fido a walk while you’re at work, the surge of the gig economy is undeniable — putting a massive asterisk Thursday on a new report that shows a drop since 2005 in the number of Americans doing nontraditional work.
Read moreScientists and animal rights groups have urged the Romanian government to rethink its plans to allow the hunting of brown bears.
Read moreWhile wind turbines are a growing source of renewable energy, the audible sounds, subaudible sound pressure levels and shadow flicker they produce disturb some people who leave nearby.
Read moreThe Ninth Circuit on Monday heard a spat between the University of California and the University of Southern California over Alzheimer’s research data to decide whether the case belongs in federal or state court.
Read moreFollowing the recent introduction of the common Asian toad to Madagascar, a new study suggests fears that the toxic amphibian will threaten the island’s animal populations are valid.
Read moreSize matters, but bigger isn’t necessarily better when it comes to brains, a new study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health reports.
Read moreWomen trying to get pregnant again after a miscarriage should make sure to get enough vitamin D, a new study published in The Lancet recommends.
Read moreNew evidence goes a long way to debunking the longstanding theory of when and how people first came to the Americas.
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