Air pollution may cause heart attack within an hour, study finds
Scientists from Fudan University found that exposure to air pollutants – even at levels below World Health Organization air quality guidelines – may trigger...
Scientists find new way to turn waste plastics into useful benzoic acid
Styrofoam egg cartons, hard plastic compact disc cases, red drinking cups and many other common products are composed of polystyrene, a type of plastic...
This recyclable pollen paper can print on and “unprint”
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University have developed a pollen-based "paper" that, after being printed on, can be "erased" and reused multiple times without any...
Humans have given wild animals their diseases nearly 100 times, shows study
A research team led by scientists at Georgetown University has found that humans give viruses back to animals more often than previously thought.
In a...
Warmer nights may cause more heart deaths among men
Scientists from the University of Toronto found warmer than usual summer nights appear to lead to an increase in cardiovascular deaths in men aged...
Researchers pick up the 25 happiest city park systems in the US
Feeling unhappy?
Go find a city park—the bigger the better—and try taking a walk outdoors.
That’s the upshot of a major new study that measures the...
Wind, solar could replace coal power in Texas
Texas can be a model for the nation on how to effectively replace coal with wind and solar for the state’s energy needs while...
Air pollution could increase risks of depression, autoimmune diseases
In a new study from the University of Verona in Italy, researchers found long-term exposure to air pollution is linked to a heightened risk...
Why your kitchen sponge is disgusting
Researchers at Duke University have uncovered a basic but surprising fact:
Your kitchen sponge is a better incubator for diverse bacterial communities than a laboratory...
U.S. fires four times larger, three times more frequent since 2000
Fires have gotten larger, more frequent and more widespread across the United States since 2000, according to a new University of Colorado Boulder-led paper.
Recent...