Have you ever thought about what would happen if all life in the ocean disappeared? A recent study explores this extreme ...

Despite its dry, dusty surface and thinner atmosphere, Mars may have more in common with Earth than scientists previously ...

Cities in low- and middle-income countries are experiencing a surge in urban heat island effects, driven by unplanned urban ...

Where you work affects your risk of dying by suicide. For example, loggers, musicians and workers in the oil and gas ...

South Africa remains one of the most unequal countries in the world. The country's per-capita expenditure Gini coefficient, a ...

Cells have a mailing system of sorts. They can release tiny molecular balls, called extracellular vesicles (EVs), that ...

Endemic to China's Yangtze River, the Yangtze finless porpoise is known for its intelligence and charismatic appearance; it ...

At long last, a unified theory combining gravity with the other fundamental forces—electromagnetism and the strong and weak ...

Domestication has made cats and dogs more diverse, but also curiously alike—with serious implications for their health and ...

Scientists in the United States have created a new snake antivenom using the blood of a man who deliberately built up ...

Intensive farming is one of the biggest factors contributing to biodiversity loss. While prior research has focused primarily ...

In recent years, Canadians have been subjected to both severe wildfire smoke and extreme heat events, as evidenced by the ...