Key Takeaways A study of 20,000 births found that wildfire smoke exposure increased the risk of preterm birthResearchers found that the biggest risk came from smoke exposure during the second ...

India's cherished tradition of offering the first roti to cows is now scientifically validated. A study reveals that feeding ...

Cockroach infestations don’t just bring creepy crawlers, they fill homes with allergens and bacterial toxins that can trigger ...

New evidence from South China reveals how early humans adapted to environmental transformations during the Late Pleistocene.

Most AI technologies are developed and controlled by private corporations, not democratic institutions. These corporations ...

On a 2009 hike in the Huachuca Mountains of southeastern Arizona, a group of birders heard an otherworldly, ethereal bird ...

The University of California, San Diego, is perhaps the first major public university in the country to require all ...

Learn how a coastal vulnerability assessment in Malibu identifies key areas at risk, like residential development, septic ...

In the development of Parkinson's disease, it may not be a good idea to turn the amp to 11. High-volume noise exposure ...

Researchers uncovered a 2.75–2.44 million-year-old site in Kenya showing that early humans maintained stone tool traditions for nearly 300,000 years despite extreme climate swings. The tools, ...

The long-standing use of cesspools in Hawaii makes it harder to keep waste contamination from spreading. A new study ...

In mid-pregnancy, exposure to any smoke was associated with an elevated risk of preterm birth, with that risk peaking around the 21st week of gestation. In late pregnancy, elevated risk was most ...