The chance discovery of a note written in a 15th century Hebrew prayer book fills an important gap in the historical Italian earthquake record, offering a brief glimpse of a previously unknown earthquake affecting the Marche region in the central Apennines.  

At the interface of water and air, light can, in certain conditions, bring about evaporation without the need for heat, according to a new study.

Researchers have for the first time identified the genetic pathway between the heart and brain tied to fainting. They found that vagal sensory neurons trigger fainting, laying a foundation for addressing fainting-related disorders.

New research found that daily strawberry consumption could help reduce the risk of dementia for certain middle-aged populations.  

Carnivorous dinosaurs might have evolved to take advantage of giant carcasses, according to a new study.

Gulf War Illness (GWI), which affects approximately 250,000 U.S. veterans, has been found to significantly reduce the ability of white blood cells to make energy and creates a measurable biochemical difference in veterans who have the disease. The finding comes from a physician who noticed GWI symptoms paralleled those of mitochondrial diseases. Analysis revealed significantly lower levels of...

Cat owners want Kitty to be happy, but providing an abundance of food and snacks can have unintended consequences. Feline obesity is on the rise, impacting the health, longevity, and wellbeing of cats. A new study looks at what happens in the digestive system and gut microbiota when cats eat too much.

A new study finds that solitary time does not closely correlate with feelings of loneliness -- unless a person spends 75% of their time alone.

Chemists offer two new methods to develop a way to easily replace a carbon atom with a nitrogen atom in a molecule.  The findings could make it easier to develop new drugs.

A new study presents exciting future possibilities for the management of type 1 diabetes and the potential reduction of insulin dependency. The study's findings suggest repurposing of the drug alpha-difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) may open doors to innovative therapies in the future.

Researchers have genetically engineered the first mice that get a human-like form of COVID-19, according to a new study.

Fainting, a temporary loss of consciousness, affects almost 40% of people, yet scientists and physicians don’t know exactly why it happens. A drop in heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing rate—a trio of symptoms long known as the Bezold-Jarisch reflex—can contribute to fainting, researchers have hypothesized. Now, neuroscientists have pinpointed a nerve pathway between the heart...

A pair of giant sequoias were damaged in a prescribed burn last fall at Calaveras Big Trees State Park—and when they were discovered months later, it was unknown whether one of them would survive.

For years, if you asked the people working to create new pharmaceutical drugs what they wished for, at the top of their lists would be a way to easily replace a carbon atom with a nitrogen atom in a molecule.

It turns out bird-brained might not be the insult we thought it was. According to research done by a pair of universities in Germany, roosters may have the ability recognize themselves. But it took an unconventional method to get...

When Jaci Urbani taught early learners at the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, one of the books she read to them was "Charlotte's Web," by E.B. White, a children's novel about a pig destined for slaughter and his friendship with the barn spider who saves him.

If you are in search of accurate forecasts on a company's earnings and future stock prices, you could do better turning to analysts who have recently disclosed a wide range of forecasts for the same company—not only earnings and price targets, but also cash flow, dividends, book value, capital expenditure, gross margin, operating income, pre-tax income forecasts and so on, according to a new...

A Georgia homeowner was in for a shock when she found a 3-foot reptile living under her house, wildlife officials say.

NASA's Lucy spacecraft on Wednesday encountered the first of 10 asteroids on its long journey to Jupiter.

Tropical Storm Pilar loomed ominously off the Pacific Coast of Central America on Wednesday, provoking heavy rains that washed away crops and displaced hundreds of people as the death toll rose to four.

Landing stably is a precondition for exploring a small celestial body in situ. The surface of a small celestial body frequently has weak gravity and is irregular, and the surface environment is unknown and uncertain. The landing mechanism tends to rebound and turn over, and the landing stability time is long. However, while most landing performance research has focused on lunar landing, there are...