New research led by the University of Helsinki suggests that dog domestication needs to be understood in terms of competition over resources in the particularly...
In a study published recently in the journal Nutrients, oolong tea and pure caffeine increased fat breakdown by about 20% in the healthy volunteers; oolong...
In a study published in the journal JCI Insight, 6-gingerol, the most abundant bioactive compound of ginger root, lowered autoantibody production and helped...
New research from University College London suggests that how we learn about the world around us can be more important for how we feel than rewards we...
White fat stores excess energy, whereas brown and beige fat are thermogenic and dissipate energy as heat. But it is unclear whether individuals with ample...
Frequent travelers are about 7% happier than people who don’t travel at all, according to a study carried out in Taiwan.
Chen et al. suggest that travel...
According to a clinical pilot study published in the journal Nutrients, regular intake of modest amounts of Ataulfo mangoes may improve facial wrinkles...
The loss and return of consciousness is linked to the same core brain network for both sleep and anesthesia.
Differences in brain activity between connected...
A group of compounds called IspH inhibitors are very potent against several multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria, including those from the genera...
In new research, an international team of scientists examined the dental calculus of individuals who lived during the 2nd millennium BCE in the Southern...
Archaeologists have unearthed a frescoed thermopolium (a hot-food-drink shop) in Pompeii, an ancient Roman city frozen in time after the catastrophic eruption...
In a new study of the genetic history of the pre-contact Caribbean, researchers analyzed genome-wide DNA data from 174 ancient individuals who lived in...
A catastrophic tsunami occurred sometimes between 7,910 and 7,290 BCE with an extreme 16 m (52.5 feet) wave height and 1.5-3.5 km (0.93-2.2 mile) run-up...
In new research, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Australian National University and the University of Guam analyzed...
The supplementation of a novel strain of Bifidobacterium longum, designated APC1472, in otherwise healthy overweight and obese individuals reduced their...
Avocado affects digestive physiology of the intestinal microbiota as well as its composition and metabolic functions, according to a study published in...
Kangaroos, marsupial mammals that have never been domesticated, can intentionally communicate with humans, according to new research led by the University...
According to a new study published in The BMJ, substituting high quality plant foods such as legumes, nuts, or soy for red meat might reduce the risk of...
Paleolithic people deliberately crossed the challenging ocean to migrate to the Ryukyu Islands of southwestern Japan, even though the islands would not...
Archaeologists on the ERC project LASTJOURNEY have discovered spectacular rock pictographs in three separate rock shelters in the Guaviare Department of...