Science and Medicine

Rising Air Pollution Worsens Drought, Flooding, New Study Finds

Our findings have significant policy implications for sustainable development and water resources, especially for...

Greenhouse Gas Index Continues to Climb

Scientists at NOAA’s Earth System Research Laboratory prepare the AGGI each year from atmospheric...

Large Asteroid to Pass by Earth, but What If It Didn’t?

According to NASA, the last time an asteroid this size came close to Earth...

Starving Prostate Cancer: Scientists Discover How to Cut Off Cancer’s Food Supply

“Given one in nine men in Australia may develop prostate cancer in their lifetime,...

Middle Class, Not Poor, Eat More Fast Food

“Low prices, convenience, and free toys target the middle class—especially budget-conscious, hurried parents—very well,"...

Morning UV Exposure May Be Less Damaging to the Skin

Diagram shows relationship between DNA repair rates, time of day and skin cancer risk....

Biggest Ever Study Shows No Link Between Mobile Phone Use and Tumors

Overall, 10,729 central nervous system tumors occurred in the study period, 1990 to 2007....

Early to Bed and Early to Rise: Study Suggests It’s Keeping Kids Leaner

It is widely accepted that the sleep patterns of adolescents are fundamentally different from...

More Than a Sign of Sleepiness, Yawning May Cool the Brain

Nearly half of the people in the winter session yawned, as opposed to less...

Lower Income Raises Heart Disease Risk

“Low socioeconomic status is a heart-disease risk factor on its own and needs to...