Research News

Using a clause in the International Whaling Commission (IWC) moratorium rules, Japan continues to engage in whaling in the Antarctic Ocean, under the guise of the Institute of Cetacean Research. The meat from this research is then sold in Japanese shops.

Garlic is an extremely beneficial member of the onion family, so much so that it has been used in folk medicine for generations. From heart disease to prostate problems and illnesses in between, the garlic bulb is useful for more than flavoring food.

E-cigarettes have long been controversial in the health world. Find out what true doctors and scientists have discovered about the effects of e-cigarettes to the human body.

A new study suggests that nutrition researchers, often in relation to "new diets," sometimes overstate their findings. This could apply to up to 10 percent of science papers.

The sixty NIH chimpanzees that were set to enjoy their remaining years at a sanctuary in Louisiana will have to wait a little longer due to "budgetary problems."

Spain’s federal government has delivered an emergency cash boost to the country’s largest research organization, staving off closure for the time being.

While "money doesn't grow on trees," researchers from Australia have confirmed that gold actually exists on the leaves of some plants.

The editors of the British Medical Journal (BMJ), Heart, Thorax and BMJ Open will no longer consider research funded by the tobacco industry. Several other journals have previously taken similar positions.

The U.S. lays out nine research areas that a new federal neuroscience initiative will fund. The projects are focused on to the development and application of innovative new technologies to construct a dynamic picture of brain function.

This week the Ig Nobel Prizes were announced. The prize originally began as a spoof; it is now awarded to unusual and amusing scientific study.