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Although the Earth’s orbit around the Sun is circular today, at times it has been more elliptical – making the seasons more eccentric – and a new study has found this has impacted biological evolution.
Approximately one in 100 patients hospitalised with COVID-19 develop complications of the central nervous system, according to a new study which urges quicker brain imaging for patients.
Warming oceans are sending the monogamous sea birds farther afield to find food, putting stress on their breeding and prompting some to ditch their partners.
Obesity is a leading cause of fatty liver condition. Patients who had weight-loss surgery showed fewer signs of the disease progressing.
A T cell discovery could lead a development of a vaccine which targets all coronaviruses and COVID variants, a study has suggested.
A new study from the agency published in the journal Nature Food said that under a high greenhouse gas emissions scenario, maize crop yields are projected to decline by 24% and wheat could potentially see a growth of about 17 percent.
The analysis by Penn State and Iowa researchers strongly indicates that deer are getting the virus from humans, worrying experts about a deep wild reservoir for the virus.
The rare discovery came about as a result of efforts to preserve the species.
Endangered California condors can have “’virgin births,” according to a study released Thursday.
NASA is debating whether to try to fix a jammed solar panel on its newly launched Lucy spacecraft.
Fear-mongering posts discouraging Americans from voting in US elections and participating in the US Census have run rampant on Facebook, according to an internal company study obtained by The Post.
Other larger, more specific studies, however, have found greater risks when people are infected with the highly infectious variant.
Researchers in Mozambique found a dramatic shift within 15 years, illustrating how human activity can accelerate genetic changes in other species.
The risk of extreme heat is a rising threat to fast-growing cities around the world.
The world needs to cut by more than half its production of coal, oil and gas in the coming decade to maintain a chance of keeping global warming from reaching dangerous levels.
The C.D.C. looked at children hospitalized with Covid-19 or other illnesses, and found those who were immunized to be far more protected.
The group includes scientists from 26 countries, a reflection of the W.H.O.’s effort to amass widespread international support for the work.
“This new group can do all the fancy footwork it wants, but China’s not going to cooperate,” one expert said.
A skin condition known as COVID toes – which results in inflammation and redness on the hands and feet – could be a side effect of the immune system’s response to the virus, a new study has found.
“Gifted” dogs have been found to remember more than 100 names of toys, scientists have found.
The findings, which also document a waning of protection against infection, come as officials debate the necessity and timing of booster shots.
While cognitive decline is a natural part of aging, researchers say they have a discovered a diet associated with better cognitive functioning.
NASA’s Lucy mission will be the agency’s first study of a group of Trojan asteroids near Jupiter. The Lucy spacecraft is set to launch next month from Cape Canaveral.
Discrimination, delays and systemic hurdles prevent young trans people from reaching the care they need, a new study finds.
England is “on target” to eliminate HIV transmission by 2030, according to a new study.
Microplastics, tiny fragments of plastic less than 5mm in size, are a hidden form of pollution known to be contaminating waterways and the world’s oceans – and now, scientists say, the human digestive system.
Mars was born with a fatal flaw that doomed it to become a barren lifeless place, according to new research: it was always too small to retain large amounts of water.
The study came out hours before an expert panel of advisers to the F.D.A. voted not to recommend booster shots.
The research showed age alone accounted for 35 percent of the variation between countries in their adoption of robots, with those having older workers far more likely to adopt the machines.
Independent experts, including government scientists, were skeptical of the research from Israel, which included limited data over a short period.
Larger ears, bulkier beaks and longer wings – climate change is causing numerous species to “shape-shift” and adapt to the world’s warming temperatures, a study claims.
A study involving more than 340,000 people in Bangladesh offers some of the strongest real-world evidence yet that mask use can help communities slow Covid-19.
In a study of veterans, Covid survivors were 35 percent more likely than other patients to have long-term kidney damage or declines in kidney function.
Three glasses of red wine a week can help lower blood pressure, a study has found.
Metabolic rate remains stable all through adult life, from age 20 to 60 years old.
Space engineers will analyze whether a glitch that caused the International Space Station to spin out of its normal orientation could have impacted any of its systems.
Plastic pollution is creating an “evolutionary trap” for young sea turtles because they “eat anything”, according to a new study.
A group of biologists and other scientists said humans began growing cannabis about 12,000 years ago not just for food, but also for hemp and, yes, probably to get high.
A group of biologists and other scientists said humans began growing cannabis about 12,000 years ago not just for food, but also for hemp and, yes, probably to get high.
Just 7 percent of our genome is uniquely shared with other humans, and not shared by other early ancestors, according to a study published Friday.
