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Suspect in MIT Professor’s Death Was an Ex-Classmate from Portugal, Prosecutors Say

What Causes Near-Death Experiences Scientifically? Inside the Brain at the Edge of Death

Groundbreaking University of Limerick, Ireland research reveals personality traits are powerful predictors of risk of death - EurekAlert!

Abdominal obesity and muscle loss increase the risk of death by 83% after age 50 - EurekAlert!

Older age, chronic kidney disease and cerebrovascular disease linked with increased risk for paralysis and death after West Nile virus infection - EurekAlert!

62,000 Penguins Starved to Death Off South Africa's Coast Last Decade. Here's Why.

Death by Fermented Food

This fossil bird choked to death on rocks, and no one knows why - EurekAlert!

This Prehistoric Bird Choked to Death on 800 Rocks, And No One Knows Why

Penguins starved to death en masse, study warns, as some populations off South Africa estimated to have fallen 95% in just eight years - EurekAlert!

Young Ants Beg For Death When Sick, New Study Reveals

GLP-1 medicines semaglutide and tirzepatide reduce the risk of heart failure hospitalization and death by over 40% in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction finds this new study in JAMA

Cause of partner’s death linked to widowhood mortality – differences more pronounced in cohabiting couples - EurekAlert!

This Week in Science: A Potential Diabetes Cure, Death by Black Hole, And More!

Scientists Find Molecular Switch That Helps Cancer Cells Defy Death

World's First Death From H5N5 Bird Flu Strain Reported in US

The Unique Brain Response to Death: A strange neural silence marks the brain response to death, as the insula inexplicably shuts down when faced with the unimaginable void of non-existence

First Confirmed Death From Tick-Acquired Meat Allergy Prompts Warnings

A healthy 47-year old New Jersey man was found dead after eating a hamburger at a barbecue. Cause of death was ruled "sudden unexplained death," after an autopsy was inconclusive. He was later confirmed as the first documented fatality from alpha-gal syndrome, a meat allergy triggered by tick bites.

Evolution of firearm mortality as the leading cause of death in the US pediatric population - EurekAlert!