Spotted owl populations are in decline all along the West Coast, and as climate change increases the risk of large and destructive wildfires in the region, these iconic animals face the real threat of..

Food, alcohol, and certain drugs all act to reduce the activity of hunger neurons and to release reward signals in the brain, but alcohol and drugs rely on a different pathway than does food, accordin..

Military veterans exposed to combat were more likely to exhibit signs of depression and anxiety in later life than veterans who had not seen combat, a new study shows.

Physicists have concluded that injecting tiny beryllium pellets into ITER could help stabilize the plasma that fuels fusion reactions.

In a rare feat, astronomers have pinpointed the place of origin of a fast radio burst, with a surprising outcome.

Wind-driven erosion of minerals on Mars may be the reason why methane disappears so rapidly on the red planet. Saltation causes electrical charges, that can oxidize minerals and ionize gases like meth..

In 1665, Lord Christiaan Huygens found that two pendulum clocks, hung in the same wooden structure, oscillated spontaneously and perfectly in line but in opposite directions: the clocks oscillated in ..

Researchers say that women who are 41 weeks pregnant should not be alarmed, as the increased risk is low — equivalent to one additional stillbirth for every 1,449 pregnancies, compared to delivering ..

Researchers say over expression of NEAT1, an noncoding RNA, appears to diminish the ability of older brains to form memories. Inhibiting NEAT1 via CRISPR technology could be a means to improve memory ..

Spiders start out social but later turn aggressive after dispersing and becoming solitary, according to a new study.