Archaeopteryx, a dinosaur the size of a turkey, has often been viewed as the Kitty Hawk of bird flight. Around 150 million years ago,...

The brain is like an enormous orchestra, as neurological signals from different regions work together to create a symphony of thought, emotion and behavior....

I thought a discussion of insomnia would be a good follow-up to my recent article on sleep deprivation. Like sleep deprivation, insomnia is an...

Coming from an international team of researchers out of Japan, physicists confirmed a small, but potentially powerful, quirk in the world of matter. If,...

The Middle Country school district is moving forward with plans to redesign science and math offerings in the middle schools to provide students with...

Eating and sleeping. Sleeping and eating. They may be linked in more than making it onto the list of life’s necessities. Among teenagers from 13...

If you’ve ever felt sleep deprived, this article is for you. Fatigue is a common patient complaint, and there is a long list of...

During a walk in a past autumn, Mikala Egeblad noticed a red leaf on the ground, surrounded by green leaves. “It was very striking,” she...

Nature has become a master builder, creating shells that blend an ability to resist wearing away by salt water and predators, with a beauty...

By David Dunaief, M.D. COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is the third leading cause of mortality in the United States (Natl Vital Stat Rep....