Science

Most UK water companies have dropped the scientifically discredited method of dowsing to find water leaks, but Thames Water and...

Humans are complex machines, with moving parts that bend, squish, stretch, flow, quiver, and beat. Scientists are now plugging into...

Decades of research have shown that focusing on housing, without making sobriety or mental health treatment a prerequisite, is the...

The key is to stagger supply and demand between when people need power to drive and when they need it...

Smaller melanoma skin cancer cells may be more vulnerable to drugs that block DNA repair, while larger cells might be...

To go through life in a fat body means you are less likely to be hired for a job and will...

Foods high in sugar and salt can be unhealthy, but these additives are too delicious for many of us to...

A gene variant that causes the "alcohol flush" reaction increases the risk of heart disease by causing inflammation of blood...

But let’s be honest: Most people, even in the moderate damage zone, won’t survive. Hardly anyone lives or works in...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. What comes to...

Pet dogs respond more patiently when humans clumsily drop a treat out of reach than when it is intentionally pulled...

But at the same time, annual carbon emissions are still rising. While the future is looking better, right now things...

The hotel ballroom was packed to near capacity with scientists when Susan Yanovski arrived. Despite being 10 minutes early, she...

Antarctica is the perfect place to go meteorite hunting, as space rocks stand out on the wide fields of ice,...

Scientists have been pointing out the “broken” phosphorus cycle for more than a decade: Humanity has unearthed huge quantities of...

A new, rapidly spreading variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, means a rise in new infections could be...