Astatine-211 (At-211) is one of a handful of promising alpha emitting radioisotopes for cancer therapy. Its short 7.2-hour ...

Alpha measures a manager's skill in adding value to a portfolio beyond market gains. Beta assesses how a stock or fund's volatility compares to the market average. High alpha and low beta indicate ...

Organised and responsible children are also likely to be mum and dad’s golden child. Scientists analysed data from 30 different studies of almost 20,000 people, looking for a trend between ...

WASHINGTON—Dr. Gretchen Goldman, an environmental engineer who previously served in the Department of Transportation, White House and Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), will be joining UCS on ...

Living longer isn’t about drastic changes or impossible routines. It’s about making small, consistent choices that support your health and happiness. By staying active, eating well, and ...

The annual list of Fellows announced by the 90-year-old Indian National Science Academy, among the country’s most prestigious assembly of scientists, sticks out this year for its deviation from ...

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday ...

Weight loss jabs such as Wegovy are “lifelong treatments” and most people who stop taking them will lose the effects, a scientist who developed the revolutionary drugs has said. Professor ...

On January 8, the weekly journal published 35 research papers, 17 of which had ethnic Chinese scientists as first or corresponding authors. Among the papers, some were led by Chinese researchers ...

An enormous water reservoir — likely the largest aquifer of its kind in on Earth — sits inside the volcanic rocks of the Oregon Cascades, scientists have revealed. A hidden reservoir of ...

SYDNEY — Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the world's deadliest. The new funnel-web species has earned the nickname ...

Microbial diversity metric: Alpha diversity, measured by the Shannon index, was identified as a significant predictor of microbiome age, showcasing how microbial diversity increases with infant ...