Sharp increases in food prices during economic crises tend to hit certain groups the hardest. Urban residents and families with
Mars looks very different today than it did billions of years ago. Scientists believe the planet once had flowing water,
A research team led by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) scientist David Reverter has identified the molecular mechanism that regulates
Researchers have identified previously unknown DNA-binding proteins in some of the most extreme places on Earth and demonstrated that they
Researchers at Houston Methodist have discovered that a protein tied to neurodegenerative conditions such as dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Members of the arachnid class — think spiders, scorpions and harvestmen (daddy long legs) — often trigger feelings of fear
A rugged Martian landscape that resembles a giant spiderweb when seen from orbit may hold important evidence about the history
Far beneath the surface of the Greenland ice sheet, scientists have identified enormous swirling structures that resemble rising plumes. These
New research suggests human hair does not grow by being pushed out from the root as long believed. Instead, scientists
Most people are familiar with the idea of deep space, but scientists also study something called deep time. Advances in


