Does disconnection with the ground cause us to become sicker? That's the idea behind the practice of "grounding" or "earthing" which is growing in popularity. We separate the science from the nonsense ...

Old Lyme ― For 10-year-old Joan Crawley, this Election Day was for the birds. The Old Lyme resident spent the day off from ...

No matter your political persuasion, many people may be feeling stressed and anxious following election week in the United ...

Biodegradable structures have the potential to transform energy, information technology, and advanced medicine. Step aside, ...

Scientists are on high alert as Donald Trump returns to the White House, with implications for climate change and research.

Cynicism is on the rise. Should that come as any surprise given today’s divisive global conflicts and our fraught political ...

Students can explore science concepts through an activity that encourages them to record their observations in thoughtful ...

The announcement came early on the morning of Oct. 31. Delegates to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity summit (COP16) in Cali, Colombia, had finally agreed on a protocol for ...

Only a few weeks ago, massive precipitation produced by the storm “Boris” led to chaos and flooding in Central and Eastern ...

In 1985, Alec Jeffrey’s DNA fingerprinting first started being used in the courts, initially to settle immigration cases and later in the field of forensics. It helped secure the prosecution of Colin ...

Scientists measure the variability in musical pieces. Music is widely known to evoke emotions, but how exactly do these ...

It's common knowledge that our brains -- and, specifically, our brain cells -- store memories. But a team of scientists has discovered that cells from other parts of the body also perform a memory ...