In 2018, over 350,000 excess heart disease deaths were linked to phthalates. More research is needed to fully understand the chemicals’ effects. Read More Science
A study of weather on a mountain in Greece reveal that bioparticles in the sky may drive fluctuations in rainfall patterns more broadly. Read More
A revised age for a German site indicates that our evolutionary cousins organized horse ambushes around 200,000 years ago. Read More Science News
Chimpanzees combine hoots, calls and grunts to convey far more concepts than with single sounds alone. It may be a first among nonhuman animals. Read
The unusual molecular makeup of Borrelia burgdorferi, which causes Lyme disease, may hold clues for understanding and treating the tick-borne disease. Read More Science News
Some stinky plants independently evolved an enzyme to take the same molecule behind our bad breath and turn it into the smell of rotting flesh.
News of NIH funding cuts have trickled out in recent months. A new study tallies what’s been terminated. Read More Science News
The drug varenicline, paired with counseling and text messaging support, helped teens and young adults abstain from vaping in a clinical trial. Read More Science
A new study is among the first to look at whether cold or hot soaks help women’s muscles rebound from extreme exercise. Read More Science
