Science and Medicine

Rain from Hurricane Irene Reaches East Coast

The hurricane would be the strongest to strike the East Coast in seven years,...

Lifetime of Physical Activity Yields Measurable Benefits as We Age

Promotion of leisure time activity is likely to become increasingly important in younger populations...

Earthquake Rattles Virginia, East Coast

“The waves are able to reverberate and travel pretty happily out for miles,” said...

Oldest Fossils On Earth Discovered

They believe the current fossils, found just 20 miles away, satisfy all criteria for...

Human Pathogen Killing Corals in the Florida Keys

The human disease serratiosis is caused by the fecal coliform bacterium Serratia marcescens. When...

Fifteen Minutes of Moderate Daily Exercise Lengthens Life, Taiwanese Study Finds

A recommendation of 15 minutes of daily exercise should be promoted to East Asian...

Caffeine May Protect Skin

“Caffeine might become a weapon in prevention because it inhibits ATR and also acts...

Younger Siblings at Higher Risk for Autism

Researcher Sally Ozonoff (left) with infant Cooper Stuart and his mother, Laurisa Stuart, during...

Exercise Safeguards Seniors’ Memory

“Strikingly, this small amount of running was sufficient to confer robust benefits for those...

Tundra Fires May Speed Climate Change

This is the North Slope of Alaska and the Anaktuvuk River fire scar in...