For The Better

A beautiful tapestry of colors, showing the ghostly remains of a gigantic star, was captured in incredible detail with the VLT Survey Telescope, hosted at the European Southern Observatory’s Paranal site in Chile.

A new study looks at several aspects of the effects of exposure to earlier forms of the SARS-CoV-2 spike antigen on the immune system’s reaction to the prevailing Omicron variants.

A study has found that Eurasian jays can pass a version of the ‘marshmallow test’ — and those with the greatest self-control also score the highest on intelligence tests.

Global warming is changing the Arctic by causing permafrost thaw, glacier melt, droughts, fires and changes in vegetation. These developments are strongly linked to the energy exchange between land and the atmosphere. Researchers have now shown that di…

A study indicated that sleep quality impacted women’s mood and changed how they felt about advancing in their careers. Meanwhile, men’s aspirations were not impacted by sleep quality. The researchers discovered this finding in a two-week-long survey st…

People who feel a lack of personal control in their lives are more likely to prefer a culture that imposes order, according to new research. These ‘tighter’ cultures, in turn, perpetuate their existence by reducing individuals’ sense of personal contro…

In a new study with obese mice, researchers say they have added to evidence that specialized channel proteins are possible therapeutic targets for sleep apnea and similar abnormally slow breathing disorders in obese people.