An international team of researchers from the U.S. and Kenya analyzed a trove of fossilized footprints that were left behind by a troop of eight hominins, first discovered nearly 50 years ago in ...

Friction between the atmosphere and debris falling back to earth from the impact caused an intense heat pulse in the immediate aftermath. A new study in Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences ...

Earth heated 5 to 10 degrees Celsius. As a result, tree-dominated vegetation collapsed and the highly disturbed landscapes were colonized by ferns that formed savannahs across large swaths of what is ...

Press materials are now available for NUTRITION 2026, the annual flagship meeting of the American Society for Nutrition (ASN). Nutrition scientists and practitioners from around the world will gather ...

Close-up of the fruits produced by a native avocado tree growing on the side of the road in Chiapas, Mexico. Archaeobotanist Kevin Wann, who conducted the research as a fellow at the museum, and his ...

In this artist’s concept, the exoplanet LHS 1140 b is shown in the foreground, surrounded by a helium-rich atmosphere. Another nearby rocky planet orbits the same cool red dwarf star in the distance.

A comprehensive review finds AI-powered nursing tools improve prediction of health risks and reduce unnecessary hospital use, while more research is needed on patients’ emotional well-being. (Toronto, ...

A new study documents a set of fossil footprints preserving a snapshot of “fossil behavior” from an ancient hominin group along a lakeshore in northern Kenya around 1.4 million years ago. An ...

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EAST LANSING, Mich. – A new study led by researchers from Michigan State University, Yale University and Johns Hopkins University reveals that ransomware attacks — which involve a hacker putting ...

Every year during 2000 to 2006 there were tens of thousands of stress-related tragedies in the U.S.. Official statistics from the FBI and Centers for Disease Control indicate that there were 15,440 ...