Why is the Mediterranean region so prone to flooding? A new study has answers
In May of 2023, extreme floods devastated the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. The floods killed seventeen people, displaced…
Study finds adverse links between PFAS exposure and reproductive health in mice
A pre-clinical animal study has found adverse links between high exposure to PFAS and male reproductive health. For…
Innovative approach to enhancing laser lithotripsy for kidney stones
During a procedure known as laser lithotripsy, urologists use a small, video-guided laser to blast painful, potentially damaging…
World’s first nuclear clock to probe fine-structure constant change
A team of researchers in Austria has recently demonstrated that the world’s first nuclear clock could help answer…
New research highlights crucial role of continuous walking patterns for cardiovascular benefit
An international study led by experts at the University of Sydney and the Universidad Europea in Spain has…
Mayan astronomers built a 700-year-long eclipse calendar centuries before telescopes
More than a thousand years ago, astronomers from the Maya civilization developed one of the most sophisticated time-keeping…
Scientists uncover the gut’s hidden hydrogen engine and how it falters in Crohn’s disease
A global research team has pinpointed the enzyme fueling hydrogen production in healthy guts and shown how its…
Major new study may lead to earlier detection of lung cancers
A major new study, which has recently begun recruiting, is hoped to lead to earlier detection of lung…
ALMA detector reveals how the universe builds its largest and brightest stars
The night sky may look calm, but behind the glowing points of light lies a violent and complex…
What Britain’s post-war sugar rationing teaches us about long-term heart health
A rare “natural experiment” from 1950s UK sugar rationing reveals that lower sugar exposure in the first 1,000…
Physical fitness, physical activity and screen time linked to brain development in adolescents
Physical fitness, physical activity and screen time are associated with brain mechanisms underlying mental health and learning, according…
Astronomers solve the mystery of why the Sun’s outer atmosphere is far hotter than its surface
The mystery of why the Sun’s outer atmosphere is far hotter than its surface has long puzzled scientists.…