Study finds high levels of microplastics in bird lungs, raising alarms about the pollution humans inhale daily

Adolescents who perceive themselves as overweight are three times more likely to consider committing self-harm compared to those who do not, regardless of whether the person is objectively overweight…

Climate change has led to decreased pollen production from plants and less pollen diversity than previously thought according to a new study of butterfly pollinators in the Great Basin and Sierra Nevada mountains

A noninvasive light therapy known as transcranial photobiomodulation (tPBM) can improve short-term memory in humans

For individuals to sustain their attention on a task over a long period of time, goal-setting is effective but receiving feedback produces a much stronger effect, according to a new study.

Six Signs of Scientism

New UTA study finds people tune out facts and trust their guts in medical emergencies

Applying Combinatorial Testing to Systems with a Complex Input Space (2013)

Urban sprawl has led to the creation of food deserts in US metropolitan areas

Researchers find evidence of rapid adaptation of invasive Burmese pythons to their new Florida environment

Three new research studies have found harmful pathogenic bacteria in Texas groundwater near unconventional natural gas extraction sites

University of Texas scientist invents a hand-held single-exhale breath monitor that can detect the flu virus, so that people can be diagnosed earlier

Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us (2013)

UTA proves that inexpensive semiconducting organic polymers can harvest sunlight to split carbon dioxide into alcohol fuels

A study by chemists of well water quality in the Eagle Ford Shale region found some abnormal chloride/bromide ratios, alongside evidence of dissolved gases and sporadic episodes of volatile organic compounds, all indicative of some contamination from industrial or agricultural activities

Study links BPA to breast cancer growth

A high school senior who lives with 2 college-educated parents is significantly less likely to drink alcohol or smoke marijuana than a teenager who lives with one parent, a new study has found

Nanotechnology used to help cool electrons with no external sources: A team of researchers has discovered a way to cool electrons to -228 °C without external means and at room temperature, an advancement that could enable electronic devices to function with very little energy