A new NASA-funded study has concluded that the Amazon rain forests were remarkably unaffected in the face of once-in-a-century drought in 2005, neither dying nor thriving, contrary to a previously published report and claims by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Overprotective parents slow their kids' brain growth in an area linked to mental illness, a new study warns.

Replaying recent events in the hippocampus of the brain has more to do with active decision-making process than with creating long-term memories, according to a new study.

While we can manage to read the newspaper in a bus with loud music, a sudden fire alarm can easily snatch away our attention from the paper to the blaring sound. Now, researchers have shown why we may be temporarily blinded by surprises.

A new computer algorithm can successfully record a person's memory just by looking at their brain activity, reveals a study.

In a new research, scientists have determined that the increased amount of nitrous oxide (N2O) produced in oxygen-deprived aquatic "dead zones" can elevate concentrations in the atmosphere, further exacerbating the impacts of global warming and contributing to ozone "holes" that cause an increase in our exposure to harmful UV radiation.

Home fertility tests aren't just for women anymore - a new device that checks a man's sperm count has now been developed

Worried that your partner has genital herpes? Well, a new approach to a herpes vaccine might rid you of any such troubles.

A research team from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has made a novel discovery that could help block malaria transmission.

An international group of researchers has suggested that boosting ivory trade monitoring and enforcement is important before allowing one-off sales.