Over the course of evolution, plants have developed an elegant strategy to counteract a lack of phosphate in the soil—they ...

After years of debate, the NCAA Tournament is expanding. The men’s and women’s tournaments will grow from 68 teams to 76 next season, the NCAA announced Thursday. The move is the most significant ...

Both the men's and women's NCAA Tournaments will see eight additional teams next year, with 24 of the 76 teams playing in an expanded opening round. Patrick Smith / Getty Images After years of debate, ...

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An attempt to uncover the reasons behind an increase in cancer in young people has raised more questions than answers. A study has found that rising rates of obesity might explain a small part of the ...

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After 10 years of painstaking measurements, physicist Stephan Schlamminger stood in a hotel water park, waiting for a career-defining moment. His new measurement of the gravitational constant, or G, ...

A wealth of research links dementia risk to lifestyle choices and chronic illnesses. Among that data are studies that consistently show physical activity, specifically building and maintaining ...