Catnip's active compound, nepetalactone, triggers a euphoric response in cats by activating their brain's opioid reward ...

Have you recently noticed your dog sniffing around your cat’s favorite toy? If so, you may find yourself wondering why your ...

Humans and our ancestors have been exposed to lead for 2 million years, but the toxic metal may have actually helped our ...

It looks harmless - a bit of dried leaf, a sprinkle on the floor - and suddenly your cat is rolling, purring, and drooling like they’ve discovered heaven. But what’s really happening when cats go wild ...

UC Riverside research reveals that common vaping ingredient can form chemicals that damage airway tissue even at low levels ...

No one can say with scientific confidence why we exist or what happens when we die. In fact, scientists have a tenuous grasp on what it even means to be conscious. But our purely human urge to ask the ...

Our planet is sick, and its life-threatening symptoms are getting worse, a new report warns. Earth has been pushed past multiple physical and chemical boundaries crucial for keeping the world a ...

A new Alabama law on human smuggling, one of several bills on illegal immigration proposed by Republican legislators this year, takes effect Wednesday. The bill by Sen. Wes Kitchens, R-Arab, makes it ...

Metformin, the world’s most widely used diabetes drug, has long been recognized for its surprising range of benefits beyond lowering blood sugar, from reducing inflammation to lowering cancer risk.

Recent findings of off-the-charts microplastic contamination in luxury water brands owned by Nestlé have rattled French consumers and government officials, leading advocates to hope the outrage can ...

Finally, researchers are closing in on an oral male contraceptive pill that works without hormones, offers full reversibility and – most strikingly – has caused zero side effects. The pill, called YCT ...