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Credit: Seguel et al. Rising ocean temperatures are putting fur seal pups at greater risk of death from hookworm infections,...

Scientists have pinpointed the genetic basis that explains why some thoroughbred racehorses are better equipped to race over sprint distances...

ITHACA, N.Y. - Lack of varied seasons and temperatures in tropical mountains have led to species that are highly adapted...

EUGENE, Ore. -- Nov. 6, 2018 -- Researchers at the University of Oregon have identified a novel protein secreted by...

Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - Artificial intelligence (AI) technology improves the ability of brain imaging...

Mount Sinai researchers have developed a novel type of immunotherapy based on innovative nanotechnology that induces long-term organ transplant acceptance...

Credit: Celia Herrera-Rincon/Tufts University A team of scientists designed a device that can induce partial hindlimb regeneration in adult aquatic...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Pictures may be worth a thousand words, but icons may be even more powerful in nudging...

Researchers led by Tufts University biologists and engineers have found that delivering progesterone to an amputation injury site can induce...

Credit: Andrew Kun DURHAM, N.H.--As cars become more automated, could commutes become productive--and safe--office hours? That's the question University of...

Credit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative Services A University of Cincinnati geologist is studying one of the lesser-known hazards of life...

Credit: University of Pennsylvania When choosing materials to make something, trade-offs need to be made between a host of properties,...

Advancements in high performance computing (HPC) continue to change our daily lives, whether it's something as simple as locking your...

Credit: NASA/SOHO An observational technique first proposed more than four decades ago to measure the physical parameters of the corona...

Credit: NASA/NRL Tropical Cyclone 03S formed in the Southern Indian Ocean and the NOAA-20 satellite passed overhead and captured a...

Although long life tends to run in families, genetics has far less influence on life span than previously thought, according...

Credit: IBS How do you imagine the interior of our cells? Often compared to tiny factories, cells found smart and...

Finnish and American researchers in evolutionary biology conducted an online experiment and survey which reveals that women prefer and are...

An international, peer-reviewed journal that amalgamates two important areas of life sciences research - proteins and proteomics - has become...

Credit: NIAID, modified by Sofia Forslund, MDC, CC BY 2.0 The human gut is teeming with billions of beneficial bacteria....