Natural landscapes? Scientists call for a paradigm shift in restoration projects

Regardless of whether we are dealing with a floodplain landscape or an entire national park, the…

It's OK to indulge once in a while, study suggests: The body adapts to occasional short-term overeating

Overeating has been found to impair blood sugar (glucose) control and insulin levels. A new study…

Dentists can be the first line of defense against domestic violence

New findings indicate that oral biomarkers may help health providers identify victims of domestic violence. Click…

Two birds, one stone: Drug combo may prove effective against second type of leukemia

Researchers tested to see if arsenic trioxide (ATO) was effective in combination with all-trans retinoic acid…

Here we go again: Earth's major 'mass extinctions'

Most scientists agree that a “mass extinction” event is underway on Earth, with species disappearing hundreds…

Human-caused climate change played limited role in Beijing's 2013 'airpocalypse'

In January 2013, a suffocating, poisonous haze hung over Beijing for four days. The record high…

Next-generation NASA instrument advanced to study the atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune

Much has changed technologically since NASA’s Galileo mission dropped a probe into Jupiter’s atmosphere to investigate,…

Urging party supporters to sign up for postal votes is ineffective

Research carried out by the University of Kent and Kings College London (KCL) into a common…

Mysterious eruption came from Campi Flegrei caldera

The caldera-forming eruption of Campi Flegrei (Italy) 40,000 years ago is the largest known eruption in…

Human-caused climate change played limited role in Beijing's 2013 'airpocalypse'

Although the particulate matter that filled the winter skies resulted from both human and natural emissions,…