Yet, the greatest parasite of the modern age is no blood-sucking invertebrate. It is sleek, glass-fronted and addictive by ...

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), the aromatic herb native to the Mediterranean, has long been treasured in kitchens around ...

The animal kingdoms of Asia and Australia are worlds apart, thanks to an invisible line that runs right between the two neighboring continents.

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A fitness trend known as Japanese walking is capturing attention online, promising major health benefits with minimal ...

Not only can the drug metformin help to effectively manage type 2 diabetes, it may also give older women a better chance of ...

Turkmenistan said Thursday it had significantly reduced a gas fire that has been raging for half a century at a site dubbed ...

A woman in Texas has died from a rare brain infection after flushing her nose with water stored in the tank of a recreational ...

Though rare, there are a few examples of animal collectives that link their bodies in creative ways to move around. Ants can ...

A never-before-seen type of giant space explosion – the biggest bangs since the Big Bang – has been accidentally captured by the Gaia space telescope.

There's something very peculiar about the atmosphere surrounding Titan, Saturn's largest moon: rather than staying constantly ...

In Europe alone, widespread drying had major consequences: reduced river flows hindered hydropower generation, crop yields ...