The Ph.D. candidate in UTEP’s Ecology and Evolutionary Biology program has discovered three new species of chameleons. The reptile trio, historically thought to be a single species, was found in different parts of the Albertine Rift in Central Africa.

Musk today updated his grand plan to save humanity by moving it to Mars.

Disasters always have ripple effects. In Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, Hurricane Maria might start a wave of disease.

To pass the nearly 180 days she was a patient in Seattle Children’s Cancer Unit with graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), London Bowater took orders from her doctors, nurses and other patients and families for friendship bracelets that she would braid from her hospital bed.

At least 41 people are receiving treatment for rabies after being exposed to bats near two Salt Lake City-area high schools.

The simplicity of the platform and brevity of posts are key factors in determining how students can become addicted.

The aerospace giant’s "Mars Base Camp” plan could send crews to the Red Planet’s surface for multi-year stays

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Neuropsychologists let video gamers compete against non-gamers in a learning competition. During the test, the video gamers performed significantly better and showed an increased brain activity in the brain areas that are relevant for learning.

Extracting a substance called glucosinolate from camelina and carinata seeds may help bring these promising sources of biofuel one stop closer to reality.

An Ohio mother was horrified to find second-degree burns on her toddler daughter’s skin after she fell asleep with a pacifier clip stuck to her.

Due to human activities, these forests emit more CO2 than all of America’s cars and trucks

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A social psychology journal has added an expression of concern to a paper by prominent social psychologist Jens Förster, whose work has been subject to much scrutiny. This is the latest in a long-running saga involving Förster. The 2012 paper in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology had been flagged by a 2015 report describing […]

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The birds are the first line of defense against the disease, cases of which have spiked there this fall

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After the exhibition “Never Built Los Angeles”—an exploration of the city’s most compelling unrealized proposals—wrapped up in 2013, Sam Lubell and Greg Goldin decided it was time to give another city the same treatment.

“The next city would have to be a hub of talented builders and designers with a lot of appeal to people around the world,” says Lubell. “Where there’s good built work, there’s good unbuilt work!”

So, New York it was.

One year after publishing Never Built New York (Artbooks), Lubell…

Why do we have the tendency to fall asleep in the absence of motivating stimuli, i.e., when bored.

Frequent sauna bathing reduces the risk of elevated blood pressure, according to an extensive follow-up population-based study. The risk of developing elevated blood pressure was nearly 50 percent lower among men who had a sauna 4-7 times a week compared to men who had a sauna only once a week.

Premature babies that need ventilation to support their breathing often suffer from a condition known as bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Researchers have now discovered a molecular mechanism that plays a key role in the development of the disease.