Suicide rates in the United States follow striking, decades-long cycles likely shaped by broad social forces, according to a ...

A massive study of ancient and modern DNA from thousands of West Eurasian people has identified nearly 500 genetic variants ...

A landmark PNAS study analyzing 122 years of U.S. data reveals century-long cycles in suicide rates and a persistent youth ...

Squeeze a cell once and it barely flinches. Squeeze it again and again in short bursts, and something changes: a protein ...

Over the past 10,000 years, natural selection has contributed to the evolution of nearly 500 genes in the DNA of West Eurasians, affecting their looks and susceptibility to different illnesses, a new ...

Researchers have devised a new tool for discerning between naturally occurring viral outbreaks and those resulting from lab accidents. By Carl Zimmer The Covid pandemic was an extraordinary moment in ...

They raid compost bins, outsmart latches and sometimes look gleeful doing it. A new study in Animal Behaviour suggests raccoons may not just be opportunistic—they may be genuinely curious. UBC ...

Hormone therapy is widely used to treat menopausal symptoms such as hot flushes and night sweats. But scientists have long debated whether it affects dementia risk. A new study adds another piece to ...

Every April, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month reminds people to pay attention to early warning signs of cancers that ...