A good night's sleep may make it easier to stick to exercise and diet goals

People who had higher scores for sleep health — based on regularity, satisfaction, alertness, timing, efficiency…

The world's first horse riders

The earliest evidence of horse riders has likely been found by an international team of archaeologists…

Sea level rise poses particular risk for Asian megacities

Sea level rise this century may disproportionately affect certain Asian megacities, according to new research that…

For older adults, every 500 additional steps taken daily associated with lower heart risk

A study of people ages 70 and older found walking an additional 500 steps per day,…

Ocean surface tipping point could accelerate climate change

A study has found that intense global warming could shut down the ocean’s ability to soak…

Most detailed geological model reveals Earth's past 100 million years

Previous models of Earth’s recent (100 million years) geomorphology have been patchy at best. For the…

Animals best to suppress personalities for group efficiency

Social animals should limit individuality to conform with the behavior of the group, a study suggests. …

Artifical intelligence approach may help detect Alzheimer's disease from routine brain imaging tests

Researchers have developed and validated a deep learning-based method to detect Alzheimer’s disease based on routinely…

Wildfires in 2021 emitted a record-breaking amount of carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide emissions from wildfires, which have been gradually increasing since 2000, spiked drastically to a…

Illuminating the evolution of social parasite ants

The findings offer a new way to understand how some ants become total layabouts. …