Prozac®, the trade name for the drug fluoxetine, was introduced to the US market for the treatment of depression in 1988. Thirty years later, scientists still don't know exactly how the medicatio..

Sustainable means of mobility are becoming ever more popular. In Switzerland, around 15,000 people have registered with the online platform carvelo2go, which hires out electric cargo bikes. The use of..

A wild group of endangered Barbary macaques have been observed, for the first time, 'consoling' and adopting an injured juvenile from a neighboring group.

A team of computer scientists have created the prototype BlocKit because blockchain — the decentralzed digital infrastructure that is used to organize the cryptocurrency Bitcoin and holds promise to ..

President Xi Jinping staked out China's role as a committed player to tackle the climate crisis and build an 'ecological civilization.' Researchers discuss one of the Chinese government..

Mathematics is seen as the pinnacle of abstract thinking. But are we capable of filtering out our knowledge about the world to prevent it from interfering with our calculations? Researchers have demon..

Researchers have developed an ultra-sensitive light-detecting system that could enable astronomers to view galaxies, stars and planetary systems in superb detail.

Scientists have discovered a novel mechanism which they refer to as microbubble implosion (MBI) in 2018. In this study, the group confirmed that during MBI, an ultrahigh electrostatic field close to t..

A study released today provides the most complete list yet of the advantages of solar energy — from carbon sequestration to improvements for pollinator habitat.

Feline hyperthyroidism is the most common endocrine-related disease of older cats, and its prevalence has skyrocketed since the first case was diagnosed in 1979. At the same time, new household flame ..