Climate change models could have a thing or two to learn from termites and fungi, according to a new study released this week. For a long time scientists have believed that temperature is the…

Compassion can produce counterintuitive results, challenging prevailing views of empathy's effects on moral judgment, say philosophers in a new paper To understand how humans make moral choices, the…

The recent study from UC-San Diego on memories in rats, published in the June 1 Nature, confirms the long-standing suspicion that memories are formed based on the strength of the synapses, and…

Diagnoses of allergies in humans and animals have risen as understanding and awareness have become more common. An allergic reaction may cause unpleasant symptoms like hay fever, food intolerance or…

We know solar cycles impact the weather and the climate but figuring how much, and how much of recent warming has been due to human-controllable variables, has been difficult. A recent paper found…

Active pharmaceutical ingredient is the term used to refer to the biologically active component of a drug product, such as a tablet or capsule.  Drug products are usually composed of several…

A sense of entitlement appears to be linked to sexism, say psychologists who believe entitled men are more likely to endorse hostile views of women while entitled women are more likely to think women…

George Monbiot wrote in his Guardian column a couple of weeks ago:  "For years we’ve been told that people cannot afford to care about the natural world until they become rich; that only…

ROSEMONT, Ill.─The number of total knee replacement (TKR) surgeries more than tripled between 1993 and 2009, while the number of total hip replacements (THR) doubled during the same time period. A…

A 14-year-old boy's turnaround and quick recovery after mysteriously being stricken by brain-inflaming encephalitis -- which led to him being hospitalized for six weeks and put into a medically…