Science & Medicine

March
18,
2024
| 07:48 AM America/New_York

Venting about a source of anger might feel good in the moment, but it’s not effective at reducing the rage, new research suggests. 

March
15,
2024
| 12:04 PM America/New_York

Eating fatty food in the days leading up to surgery may prompt a heightened inflammatory response in the brain that interferes for weeks with memory-related cognitive function in older adults – and, new research in animals suggests, even in young

March
07,
2024
| 08:02 AM America/New_York

A new field promises to usher in a new era of using machine learning and computer vision to tackle small and large-scale questions about the biology of organisms around the globe.

March
01,
2024
| 10:58 AM America/New_York

Putting off a burdensome task may seem like a universal trait, but new research suggests that people whose negative attitudes tend to dictate their behavior in a range of situations are more likely to delay tackling the task at hand.

February
29,
2024
| 14:03 PM America/New_York

In a new study, scientists have discovered that viruses that infect microbes contribute to climate change by playing a key role in cycling methane, a potent greenhouse gas, through the environment.

February
29,
2024
| 11:21 AM America/New_York

The likelihood that a girl will participate in high school sports in the United States is driven not so much by individual choice, new research suggests. Instead, decisions made by parents, the wealth of one’s family and community, and racial

February
23,
2024
| 10:59 AM America/New_York

Violence against teachers is likely to be higher in schools that focus on grades and test scores than in schools that emphasize student learning, a new study has found. 

February
19,
2024
| 08:49 AM America/New_York

Until recently, Orthacanthus gracilis could have been considered the “John Smith” of prehistoric shark names, given how common it was.

February
17,
2024
| 16:31 PM America/New_York

Armed with a catalog of hundreds of thousands of DNA and RNA virus species in the world’s oceans, scientists are now zeroing in on the viruses most likely to combat climate change by helping trap carbon dioxide in seawater or, using similar

February
17,
2024
| 13:33 PM America/New_York

Imageomics, a new field of science, has made stunning progress in the past year and is on the verge of major discoveries about life on Earth, according to one of the founders of the discipline.

February
16,
2024
| 13:00 PM America/New_York

 In a new study, researchers have developed a method for capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, powered by clean and relatively inexpensive geothermal energy.