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The world has changed since 1664, when French philosopher and scientist Rene Descartes first claimed the brain was responsible for feeling the sensation of pain.

Because the treasured rainforest in the Amazon River region of South America is constantly shrinking, the river itself currently presents proof of other dangers: the overuse of freshwater fish.

An experimental formulation of a hydrogel, injected into spinal discs, proved safe and effective in substantially relieving chronic low back pain caused by degenerative disc disease (DDD), according to new research to be presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting, in Boston.

According to the IPCC AR6 report, right from the beginning of the industrial revolution era, Arctic Sea ice melting, global warming, and growing sea-level increase are probably attributed to human activity.

The study, published in the scientific journal PNAS, calls into question the widely accepted belief that unpredictable behavior helps animals survive predator confrontations.

An operational method for mass manufacturable photonic sensors at the quantum limit has been found by a Bristol-led team of physicists. This development leads the way for hands-on applications, like cancer detection and monitoring greenhouse gases.

Countries across the globe have pledged in the Paris Agreement to restrict warming to 1.5 °C, or, at least by 2 °C.

Engineers from Rice University who are working toward mimicking atom-scale processes to make them fairly large to see have modeled how shear impacts grain boundaries in polycrystalline materials.

Throughout the world, huge kelp forests have battled to stay healthy the past few years along with some fading altogether.

A smartphone app that identifies severe jaundice in newborn babies by scanning their eyes could be a life-saver in areas that lack access to expensive screening devices, suggests a study co-authored by researchers at UCL (University College London) and the University of Ghana.