Living near protected areas can have positive impacts on human well-being

Living near a protected area can improve aspects of human well-being across the developing world, new…

Study illuminates the brain’s inner workings

Like instruments in an orchestra, different parts of the human brain work together to help us…

Human history through tree rings: Trees in Amazonia reveal pre-colonial human disturbance

The Brazil nut tree (Bertholletia excelsa) is well known around the world today and has been…

Sunscreen application has better face coverage than SPF moisturizers

Application of sun protection factor (SPF) moisturizers tends to miss more of the face, especially around…

More CO2 than ever before in 3 million years, shows unprecedented computer simulation

CO2 levels in the atmosphere are likely higher today than ever before in the past 3…

New family of glass good for lenses

A new composition of germanosilicate glass created by adding zinc oxide has properties good for lens…

Opioid epidemic is increasing rates of some infectious diseases

The US faces a public health crisis as the opioid epidemic fuels growing rates of certain…

Insect-deterring sorghum compounds may be eco-friendly pesticide

Compounds produced by sorghum plants to defend against insect feeding could be isolated, synthesized and used…

Crowdsourcing speeds up earthquake monitoring

Data produced by Internet users can help to speed up the detection of earthquakes. An international…

Discovery shows how mucus build-up, not infections, triggers cystic fibrosis lung damage

The build-up of abnormally thick mucus and the associated inflammation appear to be the initiating cause…