Researchers say a simple blood test could help flag which older women face a higher risk of dementia long before any symptoms appear. In a new study, published in JAMA Network Open, women with higher ...

The original skull, digital scan, and reconstructed face of Little Foot. Credit: Amélie Beaudet. Scientists have finally revealed the face of “Little Foot,” a ...

A rare meteorite worth millions was nearly lost to the black market after being declared as basic backyard decor.

Recycling bin filled with plastic bottles emphasizes waste management and environmental awareness. Image in public domain.

Road traffic accidents kill up to one in three hedgehogs in local populations. It’s not easy to deter hedgehogs from venturing on dangerous roads, but their hearing could be surprisingly useful. In a ...

“The prolonged and extreme drought seems to have occurred during a particularly poor period for Roman Britain,” Andreas ...

A lamprey’s mouth has inspired a new suction device that can grip in air and underwater. The design aims to solve a ...

The Cerrado, largely overlooked in climate science and policy, is a critical carbon sink, according to new research.

Scientists believe the first true plants evolved from green algae around 470 million years ago. These early plants lived in ...

Roughly 2,000 years ago, a traveler from southern India stood inside the sacred tombs of Egypt’s Valley of the Kings and decided to leave his mark. The man, named Cikai Korran, carved his name into ...

This macabre trade first came to light in 2015 when scientists found dead bats, including painted woolly bats, for sale in Vietnam’s largest metropolis, Ho Chi Minh City. Then, nearly a decade later, ...

The GPR133 receptor is expressed by osteoblasts, the cells that make bone. The study suggests that this receptor helps those cells sense two kinds of input: mechanical strain and signals relayed by ...