For The Better

New research finds almost 4000 Australian plant species have not been photographed before in the wild, which may lead to their extinction.

Pharmaceutical companies are increasingly partnering with real patients, or patient influencers, who share their experiences and advice on social media. A new study offers a first glimpse at why and how they do it.

Eating a traditional Mediterranean-type diet — rich in foods such as seafood, fruit, and nuts — may help reduce the risk of dementia by almost a quarter, a new study has revealed.

Great apes deliberately spin themselves in order make themselves dizzy — findings which could provide clues about the role of altered mental states for origins of the human mind.

Scientists have done research that opens up a whole new world within our cells. Their study uncovers a vast network of interactions that assist cells in adjusting in real time to withstand stresses on our health.

Hydrogen is often heralded as the clean fuel of the future, but new research suggests that leaky hydrogen infrastructure could end up increasing atmospheric methane levels, which would cause decades-long climate consequences.

Researchers sheds light on a face-off in the intestines between the immune system and a bacterial pathogen whose family members cause gastrointestinal disease and the plague. The team’s insights may extend to other chronic infections and could inform t…

Insect pests which attack crops have extraordinary powers to develop resistance to greener pesticides and a new way to manage resistance risks is needed, according to a recent analysis.