Category: Science

Using drugs to induce a hypothermia-like state may slow stroke-related brain damage, according to a new study involving lab animals and human patients. The study

A massive wave of warm water is making its way across the Pacific Ocean as the newly declared El Niño gets into full swing, satellite

The Moon’s rocky, uneven, and otherworldly surface features are highlighted by the terminator – the difference between light and darkness.

Most known for its role in movement, the cerebellum could compensate for flagging mental functions elsewhere in the brain.

An imaging study found early signs of coronary artery disease in people in Canada breathing air that regulators consider clean.

Humans have been searching the stars for alien radio signals for decades — and so far, E.T. has not phoned home. But that doesn’t mean

Taming Nature: Inside China’s efforts to control the region’s water China is facing water scarcity that affects millions of people, so the country is embarking

From government surveillance programs to microchips in vaccines, technology-centric conspiracy theories have exploded in the digital age, adding to some of the best conspiracy theories

QUICK FACTS Where is it? La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain [28.62120467, -17.89960469] What’s in the photo? Concentric cloud rings over an erupting volcano Which satellite

Vast permafrost beneath the upper slopes of Peru’s tallest volcano could become a regional water source as glaciers in the Andes retreat.

The causes of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are poorly understood, but now, scientists have pinpointed a runaway immune response that may underlie the condition in

Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers may have found a supernova remnant in an intriguing neighborhood in the middle of our galaxy.

For those who see the world as a dark place, the universe seems to offer little solace. According to current estimates, approximately 70% of the

Researchers have identified a new species of “walking shark,” a rare group of small carpet sharks that use their fins to “walk” along shallow reefs.