Swapping just an hour of TV a day for something more active could significantly lower the risk of developing major depression—especially in middle age. A large Dutch study tracking more than 65,000 ...

It's a difficult truth to swallow, but research shows that, every year, we consume between 39,000 and 52,000 microplastic particles with our food. It’s enough to give you a kind of cognitive ...

If you were recruiting an ambassador to get kids excited about science, you might not immediately think of the homely hagfish. Eel-shaped with tentacles and a protruding mouth, the primitive marine ...

The National Institutes of Health failed to protect brain scans that an international group of fringe researchers used to argue for the intellectual superiority of white people. Credit...Ben Denzer ...

Wednesday marked the 24th celebration of Squirrel Appreciation Day, a day created by wildlife rehabilitator Christy Hargrove in 2002 to appreciate the over 200 species of squirrels around the world.

When you push or pull with a simple machine, you are applying a force and doing work. And, if you get more force out of a machine than you put into it, then that machine has a mechanical advantage.

Inside China’s largest science museum in Shenzhen, visitors explore a series of tabletop experiments designed to show how basic science and engineering principles work. From electricity to pressure to ...

How can schools help move kids from stressed out to blissed out? A study published in June 2025 made the case once again for the power of recess to reduce stress and support students’ mental and ...

Which kids’ karaoke machine is best? Many kids who love singing get excited every chance they get to belt out lyrics to their favorite tunes. If you’d like to support their musical interests, invest ...

Dr Karim Hamiche shows an X-ray of a drug 'mule' carrying pellets of cocaine in Cayenne, French Guiana - Copyright AFP/File jody amiet Dr Karim Hamiche shows an X-ray ...