For The Better

The number of hares in a forest is a good indicator of how healthy that ecosystem is — and now there’s a better way to find out. A new study shows recently developed camera-trapping methods could be a viable alternative to live-trapping for determinin…

Although sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) has become an effective treatment option for many allergies, about 20-30 percent of patients don’t respond to SLIT for Japanese cedar pollinosis — a highly common disease. In a recent study, scientists reported…

A new study reveals that the iconic extinct Megalodon or megatooth shark grew to larger sizes in cooler environments than in warmer areas.

‘Don’t worry, be happy,’ is more than just song lyrics. A growing body of evidence supports an association between optimism and healthy aging, but it is unclear how optimism impacts health. When it comes to dealing with day-to-day stressors, such as ho…

People with congenital heart defects who were hospitalized with COVID-19 were up to twice as likely to suffer severe illness or death from the virus compared to people who were not born with a heart defect, according to a new study. People with a heart…

We can now decode pigs’ emotions. Using thousands of acoustic recordings gathered throughout the lives of pigs, from their births to deaths, an international team of researchers has translated pig grunts into the emotions they appear to express.

The death rate linked to extreme temperatures will increase significantly under global warming of 2°C, finds a new report. Temperature-related mortality — where a death is directly linked to climate temperature — in England and Wales during the hotte…

Using sophisticated microscopy techniques, researchers show why proteins stick better to some surfaces than others. The details could be important to manufacturers fine-tuning drug purifications, biosensors or anti-fouling surfaces.