Can Acupuncture Treat Women's Health Issues? Studies Find Mixed Results
Whether acupuncture can really help treat certain health conditions is controversial, and now two new studies on the ancient practice have reached mixed conclusions.
Whether acupuncture can really help treat certain health conditions is controversial, and now two new studies on the ancient practice have reached mixed conclusions.
Hearing loss may be linked to the brain's inability to shut out background noises.
A diverse range of technologies, including satellite observation, can combine with data collected on the ground to give a more accurate picture of global biodiversity.
Stuff goes viral because of people's limited attention spans, plus the sheer overload of information on social media.
The largest Great Lake is superior in more ways than one.
Lake Erie, the fourth largest Great Lake, is also famous for a battle in the War of 1812 and for the Erie Canal.
Nearly a third of the world's largest ocean species may have died during what researchers are calling the Pliocene marine megafauna extinction, which occurred 2-3 million years ago.
Al Gore didn't invent the Internet. Vinton Cerf & Bob Kahn are often called Fathers of the Internet. Timeline: ARPANET to World Wide Web and Facebook.
The Great Barrier Reef brings real dollars to Australia.
People as young as college age are now showing early signs of developing the painful condition carpal tunnel syndrome, a new study suggests.
An enigmatic samurai text known as the "Sword Scroll" has been translated into English for the first time, revealing instructions for successful nighttime battles and recipes for blinding powders.
The location of a long-lost natural wonder in New Zealand has been identified, thanks to an accidentally found diary of a 19th century geographer.
Would you be more likely to get your flu vaccine if, instead of getting a shot, you could simply apply a bandage-like patch to your skin?
Researchers in Georgia have developed a "microneedle patch" that can deliver the flu vaccine through a person's skin.
As Americans are getting fatter, so are their pets — a new report says that about a third of pet cats and dogs in the United States are overweight or obese.
Three people in New Mexico have been infected with plague in June, which is close to the number of plague cases that the state saw in all of 2016.
Miniature toothpick crossbows have been sweeping China, but exactly what are these toys and why are they so dangerous?
People with plans to watch the upcoming solar eclipse likely have a long checklist of things to do, but should that checklist include securing protective glasses for their furry friends?
An oddball extinct animal discovered nearly 200 years ago recently confirmed its place on the mammal family tree, thanks to newly discovered DNA evidence.