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A new study challenges assumptions about rising global temperatures forcing forest soils to leak more nitrogen gas into the air.

A virtual diet and exercise program appears to help in minimizing chemotherapy side effects and increasing treatment retention.

To end the Colorado River Basin’s megadrought, "we just need to stop climate change," an expert says. "No big deal, right?"

Recovering from respiratory syncytial virus often doesn't end when it's time to leave the hospital.

"...we wanted to understand... whether there is potential for transmission among these other domestic mammals and humans, and it looks like there is."

"For the first time, the technology for building a global-scale quantum internet is within reach."

Treatment with an antibody therapy eradicates residual traces of the blood cell cancer multiple myeloma, according to interim clinical trial results.

A new finding could lead to more effective treatments for opioid use disorders.

A packaging expert has advice for you about the right way to ship holiday gifts.

Researchers have mapped how brain activity changes over time using mouse models.

"[W]e find that reducing administrative burdens leads to significant improvements in the financial well-being of individuals seeking to gain or maintain access."

Using artificial beaver dams shows promise for offsetting damage to fish habitat, water quality, and biodiversity due to climate change.

For many people, the holidays are when healthy habits falter. But it doesn't have to be impossible to keep them, an expert says.

"Ultimately, those most engaged in the secondhand market are generating more textile waste than other consumers."

A new study finds that kids exposed to higher-than-usual temperatures were less likely to meet developmental milestones.

Targeting and disabling a certain protein essential to transporting glucose properly through cells could be a new way to fight kidney disease.

"The end result is more intuitive and more dexterous control, which allows simple tasks to be simple again."

New findings challenge long-held assumptions about dopamine's role in the brain, showing they don't just support learning during the day.

An energy efficiency expert has holiday lighting recommendations that can help you save money and energy.

A new study is offering insight into why so many people fall for fake news, even when they suspect it's false.

A physical therapist has advice for you on preventing and recovering from injuries caused by winter sports.

New discoveries offer a fresh framework for how the brain sorts and preserves memory.

A new book offers a rare view of how sustainability policies unfold in the daily lives of some of Europe's most marginalized communities.

Researchers have manufactured organic light-emitting diodes on a nanoscale—that's around a hundred times smaller than a human cell.

An expert fills you in the history of Christmas music, from its origins to its transformation into a commercialized genre in the 20th century.

"During the early solar system's game of cosmic billiards, Earth was struck by a neighbor. It was a lucky shot."

New research has revealed that T cells in certain tissues of the body differ in significant ways from those in the blood.

A new study on political polarization indicates that it may one day be possible to let users take control of their social media algorithms.

"Our study shows that pterosaurs evolved flight early on in their existence and that they did so with a smaller brain similar to true non-flying dinosaurs."

"This work is at the edge of what is possible with eDNA. It pushes the boundaries way further than I thought we could."