Turmeric has been used in Indian culture for centuries not only as a dye and a spice, but also as an antiseptic and anti-inflammatory agent. It is the most common home remedy for colds and influenza symptoms. …

We’ve all known this was coming, but now we have an end date. If greenhouse-gas emissions continue to rise, glaciers in the Everest region of the Himalayas could experience dramatic change in the decades to come. So dramatic, that they could lose a minimum of 70 percent of their volume…

We’ve all seen flocks of migratory birds winging it across the skies. Now, a new mathematical model explains how turbulence can alter the shape and course of a swarm or flock in water or in the air, to help us better predict the impact on the environment. Clusters of animals…

A larger brain is linked to better cognitive performance. Logic, therefore, dictates that a larger brain would offer higher potential for survival. Over generations, large brains should win out over smaller ones. Previous tests of this hypothesis had compared the intelligence and survival potential of species with large brains versus…

Anxiety and your amygdala The amygdala is an almond-shaped set of neurons located deep in the brain’s medial temporal lobe somewhere behind our eyes. It plays a key role in responses associated with fear, anxiety, and processing emotions. It stands to reason that alterations in amygdala may reflect a higher anxiety. Scientists at the…

Lipids lure T-Cells to lynch leukemia Current therapies to treat Leukemia, a group of cancers that affects blood cells, involve chemotherapy to eradicate tumors, followed by bone-marrow stem cell transplants to help the patient regenerate healthy blood cells. But it’s not always effective. In some acute cases, leukemia cells survive…

Puppies chase their tails and chew inappropriate things, and all dog owners take this in stride. But what of dogs who never grow out of these behaviours? In fact, some get more and more obsessive and compulsive about certain actions. Only recently have clinicians acknowledged that a small population of…

Stuck on you If you’ve ever superglued your fingers together and struggled to break the bond, you are forgiven for thinking that the acrylic resin is the strongest glue known to man. …

It’s official, puppies and kittens are cuter than humans We’ve long known that babies of any species are cute. Is it an evolutionary advantage to help infants survive to adulthood? The jury’s still out, but to give this idea credence, you only have to see the footage of fierce lions…