Early inhabitants fertilized the soil with charcoal from fire remains and food waste.

Certain patients who receive hospital care for coronavirus infection (COVID-19) exhibit clinical and neurochemical signs of brain injury, a University of Gothenburg study shows. 

When the government of Guatemala created the Maya Biosphere Reserve in 1990 to protect Central America’s largest rainforest, conservationists felt betrayed that a big chunk was given to local communities for sustainable logging.

The smallest motor in the world - consisting of just 16 atoms: this was developed by a team of researchers from Empa and EPFL.

Humans have drawn technological inspiration from fish scales going back to ancient times: Romans, Egyptians, and other civilizations would dress their warriors in scale armor, providing both protection and mobility.

Do plants attacked by herbivores produce substances that are most effective against attackers in a targeted manner, or are herbivore-induced changes in a plant metabolism random, which could thwart the performance of herbivores?

A device to directly measure blood oxygen saturation in a fetus during labor has been developed by researchers at the University of California, Davis. 

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have found a link between traffic-related air pollution and an increased risk for changes in brain development relevant to neurodevelopmental disorders.

Rare metals crucial to green industries turn out to have a surprising origin.

The blaze is the largest in Arizona this year and the largest in the United States right now.