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The Mediterranean diet can improve your mind, as well your heart, shows a new study.Credit: © mealmakeovermoms / Flickr Eating a Mediterranean diet can...

The caldera of Mount Pinatubo on June 22, 1991. Credit: Courtesy of USGS. Greenhouse gases are already having an accelerating effect on sea level rise,...

The Eastern hoolock gibbon is an IUCN-listed endemic species threatened by the spread of tree plantations in Southeast Asia. A new study identifies hundreds...

While thousands turned out to watch NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) recently complete a full-scale test of its booster, few were aware of the...

The location of the 'physics engine' in the brain is highlighted in color in this illustration.Credit: Jason Fischer/JHU Whether or not they aced the subject...

Location of the hippocampus in the human brain: sagittal and axial view (from left to right) of the hippocampus (yellow) in an MRI.Credit: ©...

Planarians possess remarkable ability to regenerate any lost body part. Here, a planarian (top) cut into several pieces (middle) regenerates new worms from every...

A bird species that does a poor job spreading West Nile virus (WNV) but is particularly likely to get mosquito bites may explain why...

Experiencing financial difficulties and worrying about debt at university increases the risk of mental health conditions such as depression and alcohol dependency, according to...

The newly discovered circular earthwork enclosure La Loma del Real Tesoro II (near Carmona).Credit: SFB 1070 RessourcenKulturen, Javier Escudero Carrillo and Helmut Becker Archaeologists from...

Geneticists have identified an enzyme which regulates the production of sperm and egg cells in human reproduction. The discovery furthers our understanding of a process...