A program to reduce Earth's heat capture by injecting aerosols into the atmosphere from high-altitude aircraft is possible, but unreasonably costly with current technology, and...
Credit: John Rowan Africa harbors the greatest diversity of large-bodied mammals today, though this was not always the case. As recently as 50,000 years ago,...
Credit: Timothée Brütsch When a pathogen enters their colony, ants change their behavior to avoid the outbreak of disease. In this way, they protect the...
The recent discovery of the gargantuan four-legged creature Lisowicia bojani, from the Late Triassic period of Poland, has overturned established beliefs that the only giant...
Environmental changes, not the often-blamed ancestors of modern humans, led to the several-million-year decline of east African megaherbivores -- large-bodied mammals like elephants, rhinos and...
Credit: Lisa Potter New research disputes a long-held view that our earliest tool-bearing ancestors contributed to the demise of large mammals in Africa over the...
Credit: Tomasz Sulej During the Triassic period (252-201 million years ago) mammal-like reptiles called therapsids co-existed with ancestors to dinosaurs, crocodiles, mammals, pterosaurs, turtles, f..
An international study lead by University of Manchester scientists has discovered the identity of genes that predispose people to chronic kidney disease. The discovery is...
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Corals and the microbes they host evolved together, new research by Oregon State University shows. The findings, published today in Nature Communications,...
Credit: The Faraday Institution HARWELL, UK (November 22, 2018) - A new supercomputer designed to speed up research on two of the UK's most important...
Patients in the UK who have survived critical illnesses requiring care in an intensive care unit (ICU) frequently report symptoms of anxiety, PTSD and/or depression,...
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) delivered by respiratory nurses is cost-effective and reduces anxiety symptoms in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, according to research publi..
Gut-directed hypnotherapy delivered by psychologists appears as effective in group or individual sessions, potentially offering a new treatment option for irritable bowel syndrome in primary...
The gap between the life expectancy of the richest and poorest sectors of society in England is increasing, according to new research from Imperial College...
Scientists have shown that the social insect Lasius niger (or black garden ant) changes its behavior following exposure to a fungus, a strategy that protects...
