It may seem strange to celebrate, but let’s hear it for oil-price shocks. Admittedly, there is little reason to rejoice in a disruption to the world’s energy system. The price of oil is linked to ...

Toxic runoff from rare earth mines in Myanmar is contaminating rivers that flow into Thailand, threatening the Mekong River ...

Teleportation sounds clean until the machinery gets involved. A person steps into a chamber, presses a button, and appears ...

Many millions depend on the river but toxic run-off from mining for modern technology - including for war - could be an ...

Every two years, the City’s Public Art Committee hosts an exhibition of the work created by the artists who have received ...

While we’ve evolved to be able to respond well to immediate threats, our stress-response system is less able deal with the ...

A doctor explains what nervous system regulation really means, how chronic stress affects the body, and what helps restore ...

Just like vertebrates, cephalopods — such as octopuses and squid — have elaborate brains. Neuroscientists are flocking to ...

Credit: Mark Hersam/Northwestern University Printed artificial neurons can now send lifelike signals that activate real brain ...

As the immune system weakens with age, scientists have found a way to restore some of its lost strength. By delivering mRNA to the liver, they created a temporary source of immune-boosting signals ...