Hello, this is Kencho. In the previous episode, number 57, I talked about the theme of "chewing power" and how mastication changes metabolism and the brain. 30 chews per bite. It's modest, but this is ...

Most of us don't think twice about washing our hands after using the bathroom, before preparing food or after getting them dirty. We instinctively reach for the soap because we know water alone ...

A much higher number of elderly people than previously thought are at high risk of illness or death from extreme heat as temperatures climb under the effects of climate change, scientists have ...

Extreme flooding is causing major damage across southeast Indiana. Rounds of storms have pushed through the region, with some picking up 6 to 8 inches of rainfall. A flash flood emergency is in effect ...

U.S. stocks are entering what has historically been their weakest stretch of the year, but unusually bearish investor sentiment could help limit any pullback, according to Ned Davis Research (NDR).

Firefighters are tackling fresh blazes while others have been contained, and hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee. A new heat wave forecast to hit Europe could make conditions ...

When a devastating heat wave, hurricane, flood or wildfire strikes, people often want to know: How much did human-caused climate change influence this event, if at all? For many years, scientists ...

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Event attribution seeks to tease out the influence of human-caused climate change on specific weather and climate events. This study will update and expand on the 2016 National Academies report, ...

WASHINGTON — A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine provides a comprehensive assessment of the current capabilities of extreme event attribution (EEA) — a ...

Hurricane Helene hit the southeastern United States in 2024, leaving a trail of disaster in its wake. Credit: CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images An aggressive downpour over the weekend in the eastern ...

Now that health officials are focusing on lettuce and salad greens as the potential culprit of the cyclospora outbreak, they are advising consumers to safely handle those items before consuming them.