In “Goliath’s Curse,” Luke Kemp crunches the numbers to see exactly how far we are from the fate of once-great empires.

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A new study has found that while one in nine people globally live with diabetes, almost half don’t even know they have the disease. The study of data from more than 204 countries and territories ...

Reaching for a banana could do more than power your morning smoothie. A new international study suggests that eating more potassium-rich foods could help lower the risk of dangerous heart problems.

You were probably taught in high school that new neurons, or brain cells, are not born during adulthood. That it stops during your childhood. The actual picture has been more complicated: scientists ...

Higher levels of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC — a chemical in marijuana that produces a euphoric feeling or “high” — was linked with changes in how eggs mature and a possible increase in chromosome ...

Humans have wiped out hundreds of species — with many more on the brink or experiencing large declines in population. Some scientists have argued that we have entered a “sixth mass extinction” event ...

Never one to properly interpret anything scientific, uber-popular podcaster Joe Rogan has become entranced by a study that affirms his climate skepticism. Now, as The Guardian reports, one of the ...

Derrick Henry's march up the record books surpassed a prominent name Sunday night in Buffalo. With his 107 th rushing touchdown, Henry surpassed Jim Brown in career touchdowns, moving into sixth most ...

CERNOBBIO, Italy, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Italy could fail to meet carbon emission reduction targets agreed at the European Union level due to delays in key green transition areas, including renewable ...