The last solar eclipse of the year happens today

Tuesday’s partial solar eclipse will be seen across Europe, northern Africa and western Asia. (Image credit:…

Research finds that life-saving intervention is not risk-free in pediatric patients

Recently published research found that blood transfusion is associated with adverse outcomes — including infection and…

Fossil bird's skull reconstruction reveals a brain made for smelling and eyes made for daylight

Piecing together the crushed skull of a fossil bird that lived alongside the dinosaurs helped researchers…

Study looks inside the brain during sleep to show how memory is stored

A new study looks deep inside the brain, where previous learning was reactivated during sleep, resulting…

A new approach, not currently described by the Clean Air Act, could eliminate air pollution disparities

Researchers wanted to know if the Clean Air Act is capable of reducing air pollution disparities…

Young child's brain, not age, determines nap transitions, research suggests

Why do some 4- and 5-year-olds still nap like clockwork every afternoon, while other preschoolers start…

Real-time air quality data 'life saving'

Research has found sharing real-time air quality readings in developing countries can reduce air pollution and…

During sleep, one brain region teaches another, converting novel data into enduring memories

Using a neural network model, neuroscientists have found that, as the brain moves between REM and…

Laying geological groundwork for life on Earth

New research analyzing pieces of the most ancient rocks on the planet adds some of the…

Evidence for new theory of genetic recombination

New findings suggest an explanation for the century-old mystery of how chromosome recombination is regulated during…