Coffee-ring phenomenon explained in new theory
Credit: Photo by Mike Wolterbeek, University of Nevada, Reno. RENO, Nev. - The formation of a simple coffee stain has...
Scripps Florida scientists discover new natural source of potent anti-cancer drugs
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL - Dec. 20, 2016 - Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps...
Good news and bad news about forest fragmentation
Over the past centuries, as we humans have cleared fields for farms, built roads and highways, and expanded cities ever...
Gelatin supplements, good for your joints?
A new study from Keith Baar's Functional Molecular Biology Laboratory at the UC Davis College of Biological Sciences and the...
University of Akron professor receives grant to help find cure for multiple sclerosis
Credit: The University of Akron Cell regeneration is the key to curing many brain diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS)...
The way you move: Tumor cells move differently than normal ones
Credit: Photo by Ryan Petrie. What makes cancer so deadly is its ability to move . The better that doctors...
NASA sees Tropical Cyclone 02S develop in Southern Indian Ocean
Credit: Credits: NASA JPL/Ed Olsen NASA's Aqua satellite flew over Tropical Cyclone 02S in the Southern Indian Ocean and infrared...
Searching a sea of ‘noise’ to find exoplanets — using only data as a guide
Credit: Illustration by Michael Helfenbein/Yale University New Haven, Conn. - Yale researchers have found a data-driven way to detect distant...
New point of attack against stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori
Credit: Andreas Ostermann / TUM There is a strong suspicion that Helicobacter pylori is linked to the development of stomach...
Zika virus infection determined by reproductive cycle in mice
Female mice may be more susceptible to vaginal Zika virus infection during a specific stage of their reproductive cycle, researchers...
Study finds ideal method to minimize waffle loss in industrial production
CHICAGO--Just under half of U.S. households (48%) opt for frozen varieties of waffles, pancakes, and French toast as their choice...
Moth’s eye inspires critical component on SOFIA’s newest instrument
Credit: Credits: NASA Nature, and more particularly a moth's eye, inspired the technology that allows a new NASA-developed camera to...
Scripps Florida scientist awarded $5 million Outstanding Investigator Grant
Credit: James McEntee JUPITER, FL - December 20, 2016 - Ron Davis, chair of the Department of Neuroscience on the...
Feeling blue? Taking a break from Facebook might help
is an authoritative peer-reviewed journal published monthly online with Open Access options and in print that explores the psychological and...
Why some people may not respond to the malaria vaccine
Generating protective immunity against the early liver stage of malaria infection is feasible but has been difficult to achieve in...
Chimpanzees are ‘indifferent’ when it comes to altruism
New research into chimpanzees suggests that, when it comes to altruistically helping a fellow chimpanzee, they are 'indifferent'. The paper,...
Pop-outs: How the brain extracts meaning from noise
Credit: Video by Roxanne Makasdjian and Stephen McNally When you're suddenly able to understand someone despite their thick accent, or...
Aging and cancer: An enzyme protects chromosomes from oxidative damage
EPFL scientists have identified a protein that caps chromosomes during cell division and protect them from oxidative damage and shortening,...
Discovering the origin of mouth and anus
Credit: Courtesy photo from Jose Maria Martin-Duran and Andreas Hejnol Animals often form either the mouth or the anus from...
LJI researchers strengthen the case for sexual transmission of Zika virus
Credit: Image: Dr. Kenneth Kim and Dr. Gina Kirchweger, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology LA JOLLA, CA--Aedes aegypti...
