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Clouds could be contributing to the shrinking of the Greenland ice sheet, a new study suggests. The melting of this ice sheet, which is about 1.7 million square kilometers in size, has contributed significantly to the rise in global sea levels in recent years. Scientists monitored the effects of cloud …

Women who keep taking oral contraceptives by accident after they become pregnant should not be worried about birth defects, according to a new study. The Pill is the most common birth control method, but there is not enough research available that looks at whether circulating sex hormones in the body …

New maps published in a recent study reveal that the drought in California, which has lasted four years, has caused signifiant water losses in millions of the state’s trees. Californian trees are of significant ecological and economic importance being some of the tallest and oldest trees in the world and …

Maintaining your weight can be a serious challenge, especially during the holiday season when sugary goodies and carbohydrates are all the rage. But within the next few years, things could get easier. Scientists at the University of Texas predict that doctors will be able to design diets based on individual’s …

A new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) claims child birth at home is just as safe as hospital births.  Researchers at McMaster university, in Ontario, Canada, compared over 11,000 home births to 11,000 hospital births and found that home births with the assistance of a midwife …

The authors of a new study in the International Journal of Epidemiology have disproved the “fat but fit” concept after discovering that obesity cancels out the pros of being at high aerobic fitness. Researchers at Umea University in Sweden were looking to find out whether negative health effects of obesity could be …

Feeling happy or content with your life doesn’t necessarily mean that your health will increase or that you’ll live longer, according to new research. A new study in The Lancet followed one million middle-aged women over the course of 10 years and found that happiness does not actually lead to better …

I’ve been told numerous times that I sound “mean” in my texts due to the use of proper grammar. OK–maybe sometimes I can come off a little cold even though I don’t mean it. And I guess I can admit that I should change my ways. Now, a study has …

Do you think you have a female brain? A male brain? According to a new study, there’s no such thing as a distinctly female or male brain. Though the two seem to be built very differently, that’s not the case. An analysis of more than 100 studies found that the volume …

The legalization of marijuana has been a popular topic since it was initially outlawed in the 1970s. The past several decades have seen a significant shift in public perception, with many addressing the drug as a more peaceful alternative to alcohol or the ‘harder’ substances. Two states in America have legalized cannabis, and now with …