You've probably heard that our oceans have become a plastic soup. But in fact, of all the plastic that enters Earth's oceans each year, just 1 percent has been observed floating on the surface. So where is the rest of it?

As a laureate professor in nutrition and dietetics, people often ask me what I eat. Here are four plant-based foods I have on my weekly grocery list.

A type of MRSA evolved naturally on the skin of wild hedgehogs some 200 years ago, scientists say.

Having a short attention span may negatively affect your life. Following these 15 tips will help you improve your focus and attention span.

From a politician who quit to become a turkey farmer to the family who relocated from the UK to Thailand, we find out what happens after you make a fundamental change

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There once was a small fish called "tequila splitfin" or "zoogoneticus tequila" that swam in a river in western Mexico, but disappeared in the 1990s. Scientists and residents, however, have achieved the ...

Futurism has failed. It’s time for an alternative. In the era of climate change, tropical futurism reimagines a different relationship to the earth.

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What is it about a creative work such as a painting or piece of music that elicits our awe and admiration? Is it the thrill of being shown something new, something different, something the artist saw that we did not? As Pablo Picasso put it: Others have seen…

In “The Zen of Therapy,” Mark Epstein weaves together two ways of understanding how humans can feel more settled in their lives.

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Heating and habitat loss drive birds and mammals to cooler areas where plants can not follow, study shows

Scientists discovered a mammoth nesting ground with an estimated 60 million icefish nests in the Weddell Sea.

Managing your stress could help you live longer.

Vaccine makers worry yet another variant will start dominating in the months it takes to roll out shots against this one