Persistent weather conditions, including dry and wet spells, generally have increased in the United States, perhaps due to rapid Arctic warming, according to a new study. Persistent weather conditions..

The Sherpa people of the Himalayas have long been recognized for their unique ability to excel physically in the thin air of higher altitudes. But new research now suggests that their specially adapte..

Help is on the way for plump ponies at risk of the painful, often deadly, condition of founder or laminitis which is the second biggest killer of domestic horses.

Scientists have developed a technique using a beam of subatomic particles called muons to track hydrogen movement in the solid magnesium hydride for the first time. The negative muon beam provided spe..

A mantle wave passing beneath western North America over the last 20 million years is responsible for the formation of the High Plains landscape at the base of the Rocky Mountains. These plains provid..

Many ladybirds have attractive color patterns consisting of black and red. A research team focused on the multicolored Asian ladybird beetle Harmonia axyridis (also known as the harlequin ladybird), w..

Having a student loan could influence whether America's young adults first union after college is marriage or cohabitation.

A mathematical model shows that even seemingly inconclusive studies speed up the gain in knowledge.

The African swine fever (ASF) that is currently rife in Europe does not pose a health hazard to humans, according to new research.

A study using Drosophila melanogaster has demonstrated that chromosomal instability itself can induce invasive behavior in epithelial cells and has identified the underlying molecular mechanisms invol..