Geologists are interested in the sedimentary cycle - erosion from mountains that form sand that is carried out to the ocean - because it's foundational for understanding how the planet works.
Basic nutrition teaches that excessive fat consumption is hazardous to human health. However, the components of fats are complex. Unsaturated fats, or lipids, can reduce illness risk. In fact, according to a new study, a healthy fat derivative may be able to reduce symptoms in people sufferi
Researchers had previously identified patches of melt at a similar depth. But a new study led by The University of Texas at Austin revealed for the first time the layer's global extent and its part in plate tectonics.
A new study reverses the idea that the bulk of life in the ocean is fueled by photosynthesis via sunshine, revealing that many ocean microbes in fact get their energy from hydrogen and carbon monoxide. It has always been a mystery as to how microbes growing in deepest parts of the sea surviv
People living with a spouse seem to have a higher likelihood of being healthy in terms of maintaining lower blood sugar levels regardless of how harmonious or acrimonious their relationship is, suggests a study published online in the journal BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care.
People from the poorest backgrounds are far more likely to develop a mental disorder later in life than those from wealthier beginnings, suggests a study published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.
A recent study from Cornell University offers a new perspective on how the chemotherapy drug etoposide delays and kills vital enzymes that support the growth of cancer cells.
In the first study to use real-world data to correlate electric cars, air pollution, and health, a team of researchers from USC's Keck School of Medicine has begun to chronicle the actual impact of electric vehicle adoption. Using publicly available records, the researchers examined a "natur
Researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC are looking at potential preventative and therapeutic measures for the disease, optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH), which causes vision impairment in newborns.
A recent study conducted by scientists at the Universities of Arizona and Kansas suggests that working at a busy coffee shop may be healthier than doing so in a quiet office.