Historical records from Europe, Africa, Asia and beyond describe how, after nightfall, families would go to bed early, then ...

But new research shows there’s another force working to their advantage: static electricity. At human scale, static electricity is little more than a curiosity. You walk across the carpet, friction ...

Biologically, bright light at night also shifted our internal clocks (our circadian rhythm) and made our bodies less inclined ...

Algae or phytoplankton are almost always present in water. But the ecology of Lough Neagh changed after the introduction of ...

The study reveals that physically active individuals burn more calories over the course of the day and do not compensate by conserving energy in other bodily functions. The impact of physical activity ...

This essay is adapted from The Seven Rules of Trust: A Blueprint for Building Things That Last, in agreement with Crown Currency, an imprint of The Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random ...

With the recent advances in cell reprogramming, scientists can take a mature human cell — such as a skin cell — and revert it ...

Beneath murky rivers and restless seas, life hums in invisible currents. From eels to sawfish, the world’s electric creatures reveal how nature speaks in signals we cannot see ...

The recent ceasefire agreement is bringing a fragile peace to Gaza. Aside from a cessation of hostilities, it has important ...

"I feel rude if I don't put those [please and thanks] in, because then when it responds to me, it responds to me being polite ...

Despite cultural barriers, environmental bodies and government agencies are exploring alternatives to cremation.

A new era of strength competitions is testing the limits of the human body. How an unemployed blogger confirmed that Syria ...