The First Real Smart Drug? Researchers Say Modafinil Works

A study published this week, however, makes bold claims on the properties of one of the most well-known smart drugs: modafinil. Modafinil is a medication prescribed for sle...

Microbeads Kill Animals And Destroy The Environment — So California May Ban Them

The many cosmetic and personal hygiene products that contain tiny plastic pellets in their creams and gels appear to be on the verge of being banned in California, after th...

Food Waste Grows With the Middle Class

Massive food waste by humanity is an undisputed fact documented daily in tons of discarded scrapings from dinner plates around the world. It is now being measured as a seri...

Maternal Depression Often Starts Before Giving Birth, Study Says

A large new study has documented unexpected links in the timing and severity of symptoms of maternal depression, which could help mothers and doctors better anticipate and ...

What Would Happen To The Climate If We Stopped Emitting Greenhouse Gases Today?

Earth?s climate is changing rapidly. We know this from billions of observations, documented in thousands of journal papers and texts and summarized every few years by the U...

Using Animals To Build An Early Warning System For Natural Disasters

Biologist Martin Wikelski put sensors on goats living on Italy's Mount Etna and watched what happened. He found that if you watched their movements, you could predict when ...

Happiness: A Goal Worth Pursuing

As daunting as it may be, defining what makes us happy is imperative in modern society. The Neolithic revolution, which took place approximately 12 thousand years ago, was ...

Palestine: Halt Execution of Gaza Child Offender

Hani Abu Aliyan, imprisoned in Gaza’s central prison, faces execution.

Imposing the death penalty for a crime committed by a child makes the executions un...