As this is the time of year when Aloe vera is in bloom, the story of how this plant arrived in our hemisphere is worth telling. Native to the rocky soil of the southern Arabian Peninsula — Saudi ...

What Is a Cortisol Test? A cortisol test measures the level of cortisol in your blood, urine or saliva. Cortisol is a hormone that's important throughout the body for maintaining blood pressure, blood ...

Where there are people, there are mice. This pretty well summarizes the millennia-old relationship between man and mouse. Few species have benefited from humans as much as the house mouse, Mus ...

We appreciate the opportunity to respond to Musculus et al.’s (1) letter regarding our recent study on elite soccer players and cognition (2). While we welcome scientific discourse, we believe that ...

Scientists described numerous new species this past year, from the world’s smallest otter in India to a fanged hedgehog from Southeast Asia, tree-dwelling frogs in Madagascar, and a new family of ...

Discoveries include a dragon lizard that "could play in 'Game of Thrones'," according to a report by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Researchers found 234 new species in Southeast Asia's Greater Mekong ...

Cenchrus ciliaris – otherwise known as buffel grass – is now a weed in the Northern Territory. Read why the decision was made and how pastoralists and environmental groups are reacting. Centralian ...

Some of us are all too aware that muscle disappears over time, but the removal of the word “muscle” from anatomical names feels like language imitating life. All joking aside, there has been a recent ...

MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. - A community near Fountain Hills is on alert due to a wildfire burning in the area. The Adams Fire has burned about 5,029 acres of land as of June 8. It is 91% contained. The ...