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Welcome to jet-lag season. “I’m a zombie the first four or five days,” said one traveler. Here’s what you need to know if you’re about to depart or return from that long summer trip.
Among all the beasts in the animal kingdom, perhaps none is more dangerous to humans than the mosquito.
Olivier Lambert explains what scientists can learn from a the fossil of an ancient whale that had four legs and could live in the water or on the land.
If you want to save your brain from the ravages of dementia, keep the rest of your body well with exercise and healthy habits rather than relying on vitamins or other pills, according to new guidelines from the World Health Organization.
The survival of coral reef ecosystems relies on seldom-seen, historically overlooked cryptobenthic reef fishes the smallest of marine vertebrates.
Is your dog stressed out? Maybe you’re the one who needs a belly rub.
Talk about star power. Mt. Wilson has an amazing history. Up here, astronomers first measured the Milky Way and discovered the universe was expanding. Go see the distant stars for yourself and expand your universe as well.
The survival of coral reef ecosystems relies on seldom-seen, historically overlooked cryptobenthic reef fishes the smallest of marine vertebrates. (Video by Simon Brandl, Music by Carlos Estella)
NASAs New Horizons spacecraft successfully flew past the most distant world ever explored by humans on New Years Day. Now, a clearer picture of the 22-mile-long object known as Ultima Thule is beginning to take shape and it has scientists baffled.
Weve never seen anything like this, said…
The often-discouraging search for ways to prevent or treat Alzheimers disease may have flickered to life this week with a bright new idea and a buzzy new soundtrack as well.
In experiments conducted on mice, scientists used light and sound to orchestrate a series of episodes that were marked…
You can call the generation of young Americans now working their way to adulthood Generation Z, because they follow Generations X and Y. You can call these 14-to-27-year-olds iGen, after the wireless devices that seem permanently affixed to their persons. And if theyre your kids and still living…
The periodic table has become an icon of science. Its rows and columns provide a tidy way of showcasing the elements the ingredients that make up the universe.
It seems obvious today, but it wasnt to generations of early chemists. That changed when Dmitri Mendeleev started writing a textbook…
Hoping to escape traffic on her way home from Los Angeles International Airport, Susan Hough found herself driving down La Cienega Boulevard through the heart of the Inglewood Oil Field. It was a jarring scene: Scores of black pump jacks nodded lazily in the scrubby hills, like a herd of mechanical…
Its rust-colored and lumpy. Its about as dark as potting soil. And shaped like a snowman.
Two days after NASAs New Horizons spacecraft hurtled past a small, frozen world 4.5 billion miles from Earth, Ultima Thule is finally coming into focus.
What we are seeing is the first contact binary ever…
Behind the exclusive gates of Hollister Ranch are some of Californias most-coveted beaches and surf breaks. Few have had the chance to visit them.
But earlier this month, after decades of pushback and stalemates, state officials passed through these gates with the cooperation of the ranchs powerful…
The nations psychologists want us to talk about race. Not in the hushed confines of a therapists office, but in classrooms, church basements and workplaces.
If that feels like a daunting task, dont worry. The mental health experts have launched a video series to get you started.
The first installment…
If you think of the night before Christmas as a time for hot cocoa, cozy fires and Bing Crosby albums, a new discovery by Swedish researchers may well break your heart:
The risk of suffering a heart attack spikes on Christmas Eve.
That finding is based on a comprehensive database of hospital statistics…
Yes, your brain is like a muscle: If you dont strengthen and stretch its capacities, it will not deliver high performance.
But your brain is not like one of those forgiving muscles that lets you engage in a lifetime of indolence and then perks up willingly when you take up weight-training upon…
Forget the zombies, ghosts and vampires that pretend to frighten you on Halloween. What ought to scare you to death is the heightened risk of being killed by a car while youre out trick-or-treating.
During prime trick-or-treat hours, the odds that a pedestrian will be fatally struck by a car are…
In 30 countries around the world, consumers can slide a roll of dried tobacco into a sleek device, heat it to 350 degrees and inhale. The result is a hit of nicotine that feels like its coming from a traditional cigarette without producing any smoke.
Tobacco giant Philip Morris International wants…