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New research into the neural mechanisms behind depression concludes that a protein complex called an inflammasome, which induces inflammation and...

Extreme rainfall in Nigeria triggered catastrophic floods this summer that killed hundreds and displaced more than a million people. A...

The sense of smell is particularly important to many animals, such as mice, in their search for food. But food...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. As with every...

Three people with limited to no mobility in their limbs were able to navigate a specially designed wheelchair just by...

The Twitter account’s display name read “National Weather Service.” The avatar was the National Weather Service (NWS) logo, and the...

Though its role in infectious disease was long overlooked by science, diet is now known to be important in the...

Hurricanes are expected to grow stronger as the climate warms, with more of them spinning up into major storms. But...

Scientists in the US and Australia have laid out in detail the steps that cause Hendra virus, which causes a...

I love my gas stove. There’s nothing quite like cooking over that beautiful blue flame, so quickly adjusted with a...