Elise Lauterbur is an assistant professor of evolutionary biology at the University of Vermont and co-lead author of the study. Bats are anomalies in the mammalian world—they fly, have long lifespans, ...

A new study has identified why many men struggle with weight loss, finding that traditional diet programmes are often perceived as too restrictive and primarily aimed at women. The research, published ...

A peer-reviewed narrative review in Brain Medicine, led by Dr. Seithikurippu R. Pandi-Perumal, integrates anthropology, history, and phylogenomics to argue that timing and regularity, more than ...

Brain cells that produce the protective coating around nerve fibres can become dysfunctional with age and may actively contribute to cognitive decline, according to new research. A study found that ...

A new study by an international team of researchers connects drought across the world’s wheat-growing regions with global markets and suggests that 3°C of warming could triple average wheat prices ...

CHICAGO, Aug. 24, 2026 — Plastic might be the last ingredient you would ever add to a cookie recipe. But a team of researchers is looking to change that. They’ve programmed yeasts to turn plastic and ...

Optimizing properties to maximize thermoelectric performance. (top) Temperature above which the bipolar effect becomes significant in various materials. (bottom) Seebeck figure of merit (zT) as a ...

The global push for solar energy could come with a hidden biodiversity cost, a study of more than 2,300 Chinese counties reports. According to the findings, stronger policies promoting solar ...

Increasingly hot, dry and windy conditions could substantially extend the area affected by wildfires across Europe, according to a new study led by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research ...

Researchers have discovered a new genus and species of underground earthworm eel living beneath the Indo-Gangetic Plain in Bihar, northern India. The small, colourless creature, named Gangaichthys ...

A lost letter from the Pope could rewrite the story of 1066 – according to research from the University of East Anglia. Excerpts from the letter are now held in the Vatican archives and they suggest ...

A model of Microraptor being put on display at the American Museum of Natural History. Microraptor was one of the smallest known dinosaurs, weighing about one pound—roughly the size of a large rabbit.