“We can pretty confidently say we can count basically every dead tree,” said Xi Yang, a University of Virginia professor and one of a team of researchers whose recent work has helped shed new light on ...

While the relationship between diet and health is complicated, there is scientific consensus that a Mediterranean diet can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and that excessive intake of ...

In one of his dark epistles, the devil Screwtape tells his nephew Wormwood that Satan has managed to deceive humanity by ...

The latest update from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study, covering data from 1990 to 2023, not only reveals the current state of cardiovascular disease on a global scale, but also points to the ...

A staple of Old Master paintings, the pointed finger serves as a gentle cue for where to look. But does the gesture really do the job? A new study published in Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, ...

A new study led by Dr. Jiang Yi from the Institute of Psychology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed the first clear evidence that visual awareness acts as a "conductor" that refines the ...

A new study shows that restored private lands in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest achieved up to 20% more forest cover than unrestored neighboring private lands. With 75% of the Atlantic Forest in private ...

A new study led by UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies reveals the potential of a new hybrid seagrass to advance ocean restoration efforts ...

Poverty Point is an archaeological site north of New Orleans that experts believe was a major trading hub sometime between 1700 B.C.E. and 1100 B.C.E. A new study proposes that the impressive ...

Total social media time does not significantly affect adolescents' weight concerns or dieting frequency, according to the study's findings. Exploratory analyses suggest potential associations between ...

Researchers found higher rates of depression, poor sleep and obesity among tweens who had early access to a cellphone. By Catherine Pearson What is the “right” age to get your child a smartphone? It’s ...