For instance, baby chimpanzees enjoy free-falling from trees. Given the many similarities between humans and chimpanzees, you might assume both species are equally prone to risky behavior at the same…

These hidden volcanoes often go unnoticed, unlike Mount Etna in Sicily or Yellowstone in the U.S., but they erupt more frequently than most people realize. Mike Cassidy, a researcher in…

Heart attacks and strokes rarely happen out of the blue; they’re typically triggered by specific risk factors. A team of cardiologists from Northwestern University in Illinois analyzed health data from…

Alcohol wreaks havoc on the brain, heart, lungs, muscles, gastrointestinal tract, and immune system. An increasing number of studies indicate that alcohol is linked to cancer. Despite this, people are…

Stroke kills about 7 million people worldwide every year. Public awareness of stroke risk factors is low, and prevention should be a top priority for health systems, says Siobhan McLernon,…

Researchers at the University of Ottawa in Canada found that inconsistent bedtimes and wake-up times raise the risk of stroke, heart attack, and heart failure by 26 percent—even for people…

Research from the University of Maryland (USA) has revealed that people with blood type B are more likely to suffer a stroke before the age of 60 than those with…

Specifically, carrying excess weight for a decade was linked to a 60 percent higher chance of heart attack or stroke in both men and women approaching age 50. Timely treatment…

Authors of a new study are urging people with obesity who appear otherwise healthy to lose excess weight. Despite appearing healthy and fit, those who are overweight face a significantly…

A new study reveals that spending more than 10 hours a day in front of the television, at a desk, or behind the wheel significantly increases the risk of dementia.…

The European Space Agency’s annual report on the space environment warns that space debris is increasing rapidly. There are far more nonfunctional satellites than working ones, which makes the problem…

A new study finds nearly one-third of the planet’s species could face extinction by the end of the century if humans don’t reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This risk increases as…

Human activity is threatening migratory animals worldwide. The United Nations highlighted those dangers in a summary of a recent report, “The State of Migratory Species in the World,” published by…