Your taste buds may or may not be able to tell real sugar from a sugar substitute like Splenda, but there are cells in your intestines that can and do distinguish between the two sweet solutions. 

2021 was tied for the sixth warmest year on NASA’s record, stretching more than a century.

A Texas A&M study found Houston residents who experienced two or more hazardous events in the past five years had a reduction in mental health scores.

Watering holes bring together wildlife, and their parasites, on the plains of Africa

Some wildlife are stuck in their ways.

First-responder cells launching the repair after a heart attack are so frantic about fixing the damage that they promote more inflammation than necessary, new research in mice suggests.

More than 20 million people in Somalia, Kenya, and Ethiopia now face some of the worst food security risks in 35 years.

Modelling studies highlight the urgent need to improve air quality in cities and reduce exposure to pollution, particularly among children and the elderly.

An Oregon State University research team and collaborators have developed an automated method that can accurately identify calls from a family of fishes.

The authors describe specific aspects of solar infrastructure that pose risks to birdlife