One of the easiest ways to find relief from scorching summer heat is a quick dip in the water. Whether tiger, hippo…

Guest blogger Atreyee Bhattacharya is a science correspondent and climate scientist, currently a research affiliate at the Department of Earth and Planetary…

Post authored by Collection Curator Ben Bond-Lamberty The ecological impacts of climate change are broad and diverse, and include alterations to species&rsquo…

Whether you get a paper cut or have a bad accident, our bodies respond with a near-universal command: when bleeding, clot. Within…

We are well into the summer months so discard those winter doldrums and get active! To help you get in the mood…

Antibiotic resistance is often in the news, as it threatens the effectiveness of one of the foundations of modern medicine. Usually, the…

Southwest of Cairo, the Nile branches into a network of canals that feed Fayum, a fertile agricultural basin that was a…

A quick internet search reveals that many women rank giving birth as one of the most painful human experiences. Though pain can…

The small but sharp-toothed Thrinaxodon probably spent much of its time dining on its Triassic cohabitants, but a study published today reports…

June is Men’s Health Month! This is a time to bring awareness to preventable health issues and encourage early detection of diseases…

Spiders are everywhere (Arachnophobes, stop reading now). They’re among the most successful predators on earth today and colonize nearly every terrestrial habitat…

Humans interact with bacteria almost every minute of our lives. Of the millions of these interactions, only a handful result in disease…