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Areas burnt after the fire in Oia (Pontevedra) in which more than 1,800 hectares burned in 2013. Credit: Contando estrelas The impact of forest fires is...

The impact of climate change in the Central Pyrenees has been greater since 1970, particularly in the spring and summer months. Credit: Javier Sigró The Iberian...

Older couple. Credit: © denissimonov / Fotolia More frequent sexual activity has been linked to improved brain function in older adults, according to a study by...

Berkeley Lab scientist Gary Andersen led a study that identified all of the principal oil-degrading bacteria in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Credit: Berkeley...

A panda in China's Wolong Nature Reserve, snacks on bamboo. Efforts to conserve panda habitat have benefited both other animals and plants, but also...

Rendering of a nerve cell. Credit: © BillionPhotos.com / Fotolia In a new systematic review in JAMA Neurology, Michigan Medicine researchers found reason to further explore...

In the picture above, the same horizontal striped pattern has been added to all of the square backgrounds, yet the pattern is much harder...

Gro?nland. Credit: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / Coen Hofstede During the last glacial period, within only a few decades the influence of atmospheric CO2 on the North Atlantic circulation...

The studies show that playing video games can change how our brains perform, and even their structure. Credit: © Drobot Dean / Fotolia Scientists have collected...

Genes, Environment, and the Risk for Autism: Environment factors (ozone) can interact with genetic factors (copy number variation) to produce an even higher risk...

Human chromosomes are stained blue (DAPI) with ribosomal DNA in green (FISH probe). Credit: Image courtesy of Tamara Potapova, Ph.D. Research from the Stowers Institute provides...