A study published this year found tens of thousands of invertebrate organisms in seaweed debris on Homer area beaches — including on Bishop's Beach, pictured above. (Sabine Poux/KDLL) From above, the ...

Teeth can act as detailed biological records, preserving evidence of health, diet, and stress experienced throughout a person’s life. Teeth can reveal far more than age or appearance. In a recent ...

From lemons to ham, salt is a handy food preservative. But researchers studying some really old salt crystals found them preserving something else - evidence of life. KATHY BENISON: There are little ...

A new study concludes that the Iberian culture (8th to 1st centuries BCE) newborns buried within domestic spaces died of natural causes, such as complications during labor or premature births, and not ...

A glacier's flow depends on how microscopic defects move through the ice, according to new research that also yielded a new model for predicting how glaciers will flow, ultimately contributing to ...

Desert storms that have sent massive plumes of dust across the oceans may have a small but significant effect on global temperatures, scientists say. New research found the microscopic particles ...

A new review of roughly 3,000 studies has found that microplastics could be to blame for contributing to air pollution, respiratory issues, and additional health problems, including cancer and male ...

Scientists link tiny particles in blood vessels with substantially higher risk of death Doctors have warned of potentially life-threatening effects from plastic pollution after finding a substantially ...