Iguanas can freeze and fall from trees, then become easy prey; pythons can shiver to stay alive from the cold weather.

“Constantly stressed, does that mean you’re at an increased risk of cancer? Let us separate fear from facts,” says Dr Saadvik. He explains that laboratory and animal studies have shown that stress ...

Heart diseases are no longer a problem restricted to middle age only. Lately, young people are also developing serious heart issues. The only way forward is identifying the modifiable factors ...

Tennessee property owners are responsible for maintaining their own trees and preventing them from becoming a nuisance on neighboring properties. Trees whose trunks straddle property lines are ...

A long-recognized metabolic hormone, Fibroblast Growth Factor 21, has been identified as a stress hormone, a discovery that reveals how psychological strain can disrupt metabolism and lead to physical ...

Most people experience low-back pain at some point and if you have, you know that the pain can get in the way of your daily life. Of course, chronic back pain is always something that should be looked ...

Knowing how acute and chronic stress look and feel can help you better overcome them when they strike, mental health experts say. Are you a stress eater? Many people turn to food when they're stressed ...

Our basement bedroom has a huge desktop computer that we never use except to dust. Why are we keeping it? A recent CNET survey found that nearly a third of us are hoarding old electronics, because ...

Discover the stunning beauty of snakes, often misunderstood creatures vital to ecosystems. From the vibrant bands of the Eastern Coral Snake to the iridescent scales of the Rainbow Boa, this article ...

Spontaneous facial self-touching may be an evolutionary, self-soothing behavior that helps regulate stress, according to researchers from the University of Houston and Virginia Tech. Researchers at UH ...