Microglia, the immune cells that protect the brain, are thought to maintain a healthy brain environment by removing unwanted substances through dynamic remodeling of the actin cytoskeleton, the cell's ...

Spain, one of the few places in the world where a total solar eclipse will be visible in August, has begun preparations for ...

A collaboration between electrical and chemical engineers at Newcastle University is responsible for a reversible glue that can change how we recycle electronic waste. The team has already ...

Alternative therapies that aid the body's immune system to fight bacteria have shown promise in addressing the global threat of antibiotic resistance. University of Queensland researchers have found ...

As densely populated coastal communities struggle to keep up with rising sea levels, new research reveals a way to predict ...

The amount of sunlight, or solar radiation, that a location receives makes a big impact on weather conditions, crop success, rainfall and overall climate trends. Today, instruments called ...

The Tenpō Famine of the 1830s was one of the worst in Japanese history, with the poor weather causing escalating rice prices as a major cause. To better understand how historical weather anomalies ...

As the United States prepares to mark its 250th anniversary, researchers from 23andMe Research Institute, Harvard University, and the Smithsonian Institution have teamed up to study one of the country ...

A new approach to better assessing whale population data has emerged, led by a research team of marine biologists from ...

A major international study has found that contact with the natural world is linked to higher levels of life satisfaction—and ...

We may be more in the dark about dark matter than previously thought, according to a new analysis of distant galaxy clusters.

An international team of researchers has developed new stellar and supernova models to explain the mysterious elemental abundance patterns left by billions of supernova explosions around the Perseus ...