This infographic details the number of meals received in 2014 versus opioid prescribing in 2015, based on Hadland et al. (2018). It visualises the meals received by physicians and the subsequent ...

For decades, researchers around the world had been working towards this goal – and now major advances are following in rapid succession. Vienna is now home to the world’s first nuclear clock that ...

A landmark survey of the world’s largest free-roaming giant tortoise population has revealed the once endangered species is thriving and stable in the Seychelles. The Aldabra giant tortoise ...

WASHINGTON — The 2023-24 El Niño brought simultaneous extreme heat and drought to 75% of tropical forests for months on end. Now, a new study indicates that those conditions may have been a preview of ...

Image of the Arsia Mons Elongated Cloud from the European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft, taken on 24 June 2024. Scientists using the European Space Agency’s Mars Express, in combination with ...

Sometimes you can solve a mystery with a fish but not a mouse. Sometimes you can see a biochemical process happening, but you can’t study it in detail until you identify the underlying players.

Reconstruction of the extinct Herugavialis cairensis with the Great Sphinx and pyramids depicted in the background. Artwork by Karim Zanaty. A new species of extinct crocodile from Egypt has been ...

Jonathan has lived most of his life on the island of St Helena, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic Ocean, in grounds of Plantation House - the residence of the governor of St Helena.

A team of scientists, including researchers at Penn State, is using diffusion — the same artificial intelligence technique ...

A cancer drug currently being tested in patients may have entered clinical trials based on an incorrect understanding of how it works, according to a new study led by the University of Sydney in ...

As extreme heat events become more frequent and severe across the United States, older adults face growing health risks that extend far beyond discomfort, according to a new policy analysis published ...