Brain changes linked to sleep need

We've all experienced going to bed tired and waking up refreshed, yet how that happens at…

Early birds less prone to depression

A study of 32,000 women found that those with an early chronotype, or sleep-wake preference, were…

Mammals going nocturnal to avoid humans

Human activity is causing the planet's mammals to flee daylight for the protection of night, according…

Network theory links behavioral information flow with contained epidemic outbreaks

Over the last two decades, large-scale outbreaks of infectious diseases have resulted in high levels of…

Magritte’s lost painting, ‘La pose enchantee,’ virtually restored in color

The last recovered quarter of 'La pose enchantee,' a 1927 René Magritte oil painting which disappeared…

What saved the West Antarctic Ice Sheet 10,000 years ago will not save it today

The retreat of the West Antarctic ice masses after the last Ice Age was reversed surprisingly…

Blood vitamin D levels linked to colorectal cancer risk

A new study authored by scientists from more than 20 medical centers and organizations finds that…

The molecules that energize babies’ hearts

A metabolic process that provides heart muscle with energy fails to mature in newborns with thickened…

True origin of ancient turquoise

New research overturns more than a century of claims that the source of turquoise used and…

Ocean waves following sea ice loss trigger Antarctic ice shelf collapse

Storm-driven ocean swells have triggered the catastrophic disintegration of Antarctic ice shelves in recent decades, according…