How good is your hospital?

Researchers have proposed a rating system that standardizes and combines data from five leading hospital rating…

Scientists deepen understanding of magnetic fields surrounding Earth and other planets

New research into waves that travel through Earth’s magnetosphere deepen our understanding of the region and…

Sound mind: Detecting depression through voice

AI algorithms can now more accurately detect depressed mood using the sound of your voice, according…

Hear them roar: How humans and chickadees understand each other

Is there something universal about the sounds we make that allows vocal learners — like songbirds…

New gene linked to healthy aging in worms

Damage to gene causes impaired movement in adult worms. Click here for original story,…

Dentistry: Root canal work not so bad after all

Root canal work is not as bad as people think when compared to other dental procedures.…

Early arrival of spring disrupts the mutualism between plants and pollinators

Early snowmelt increases the risk of phenological mismatch, in which the flowering of periodic plants and…

'The way you move': Body structure brings coordinated movement

A computer model shows that a starfish-like animal can coordinate rhythmic motion based on body structure…

Targeting a key protein may keep ovarian cancer cells from spreading

Preventing a protein from doing its job may keep a certain type of ovarian cancer cell…

Air pollution, coronary atherosclerosis

Researchers found that long-term exposure to particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide, as well as proximity to…