Some viruses produce insulin-like hormones that can stimulate human cells -- and have potential to cause disease

Scientists have identified four viruses that can produce insulin-like hormones that are active on human cells.

Date:

February 19, 2018

Every cell in your body responds to the hormone insulin, and if that process starts

Plants colonized Earth 100 million years earlier than previously though

Early life on land resembled cryptogamic ground covers like this lava field in Iceland. Co-author Sylvia Pressel appears in the right of the picture.

Date:

February 19, 2018

For the first four billion years of Earth's history, our planet's continents would have been

Distant tropical storms have ripple effects on weather close to home

Storm clouds (stock image).

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The famously intense tropical rainstorms along Earth's equator occur thousands

Money only buys happiness for a certain amount

Do you need money to feel happy? How much?

There is an optimal point to how much money it takes to

Land use change has warmed Earth's surface

Forest (stock image).

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Natural ecosystems play a crucial role in helping combat climate change, air pollution and soil erosion. A new study by a team of researchers from the Joint Research Centre, the European Commission's science and knowledge service, sheds light on another, less well-known aspect of how these ecosystems, and

Just How Bad Is Sugar For Your Heart And Body?

Sugar is important for us... in small doses.

Still nibbling Valentine's Day goodies? Munching packaged cereals, pancakes or

New Study Finds Sea Level Rise Accelerating

Global sea level rise has been accelerating in recent decades, rather than increasing steadily,
according to a new study based on 25 years of NASA and European satellite data.