Children who spend time learning outside may reap benefits physically, academically, and emotionally, according to a Texas ...

Cheryl White, Ph.D., is a professor of history at Louisiana State University at Shreveport, where she holds the endowed Hubert Humphreys Professorship. She is a board member of the Shroud of Turin ...

Scientists report that reshaping zinc oxide particles may reduce the white residue common in mineral sunscreens. UCLA scientists have created a new mineral sunscreen formula designed to reduce the ...

An elephant's trunk is essential for most aspects of the animal's life, from interacting with its environment and with other ...

Multicellularity is one of the most profound phenomena in biology, and relies on the ability of a single cell to reorganize itself into a complex organism. It underpins the diversity in the animal ...

He explains that, when we view the benefits of increased activity, there is a correlated improvement in mortality risk. The mortality risk reduces steeply with each five-minute increment added and ...

Finely dispersed particulate matter with a diameter of ≤2.5 μm (PM2.5) poses a significant health- and climate-risk, yet ...

A University of Michigan study has taken a fine-grained, long-term look at residential-area air pollution and how it relates to deteriorating mobility—and hindered recovery—for older Americans.

Archaeologists in Turkey say they have uncovered evidence that the Romans used human feces in medical treatments, according to new research.

Archaeologists unearthed an elephant bone alongside catapult stones in a discovery that brings ancient war to life.

The research led by oral biology professor Keith Kirkwood reveal that enhancing tristetraprolin can reduce frailty in mice.

Physical decline does not wait for old age. A new study tracked the same people for nearly half a century, finding that measurable drops in fitness and strength begin at around age 35 and continue ...