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October 2, 2025

How do blind cavefish find their way? The answer could be in their bones.

Credit: Amanda Powers/UC Imagine living in perpetual darkness in an alien world where you have to find food quickly by...

Fossil beetles suggest that LA climate has been relatively stable for 50,000 years

Credit: Joyce Gross Research based on more than 180 fossil insects preserved in the La Brea Tar Pits of Los...

Parents’ divorce increases risk of health disorders in children

The children's well-being is usually one of the biggest concerns when a couple gets a divorce. Scientists at the universities...

Recreational cannabis, used often, increases risk of gum disease

New York, NY (May 24, 2017)--Columbia University dental researchers have found that frequent recreational use of cannabis--including marijuana, hashish, and...

South Sudan wildlife surviving civil war, but poaching and trafficking threats increase

Credit: (c)P.Elkan/WCS JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN, May 24, 2017 -- The first aerial assessment of the impact of South Sudan's current...

Neutrons provide the first nanoscale look at a living cell membrane

Loading video... Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory OAK RIDGE, Tenn., May 24, 2017 -- A research team from the Department...

New report finds quarter of adults with autism on disability services don’t have work or activities

A quarter of adults with autism who use developmental disability services are not working or participating in other structured activities...

Largest psoriasis meta-analysis to date yields new genetic clues

(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) The identification of 16 additional genetic markers will help researchers get closer to understanding...

Two types of empathy elicit different health effects, Penn psychologist shows

When a close friend shares bad news, our instinct is to help. But putting ourselves in a friend's shoes, imagining...

Helping plants pump iron

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA -- (May 24, 2017) Just like people, plants need iron to grow and stay healthy....

Nearly 500 supporters joined ATS rally on Capitol Hill: Lab coats for lungs

Credit: ATS WASHINGTON, DC - May 24, 2017 - In an ATS 2017 International Conference first, respiratory health professionals and...

Mindfulness-focused childbirth education leads to less depression

MADISON, Wisconsin - Mindfulness may be good for new moms. A study this month from researchers at the University of...

Secret weapon of smart bacteria tracked to ‘sweet tooth’

Credit: (Texas A&M AgriLife Research photo by Kathleen Phillips) COLLEGE STATION -- Researchers have figured out how a once-defeated bacterium...

Three types of work stress increasing in the US, according to SUNY downstate researchers

Brooklyn, NY - Researchers at SUNY Downstate Medical Center's School of Public Health have determined that two stressful work characteristics,...

Grant to fund research of microplastics in Delaware Bay

Credit: Julie Steinberg/ University of Delaware Microplastics -- small pieces of plastic less than five millimeters long -- are an...

University of Montana student earns NASA Earth and Space science fellowship

Credit: courtesy photo MISSOULA - University of Montana doctoral candidate Eric Palm recently was selected for the prestigious NASA Earth...

International forum ‘International Polytechnic Week 2017’

Credit: Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University International Forum "International Polytechnic Week 2017" will take place May 22-27, 2017 at...

NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Donna blanket Vanuatu

Credit: Credits: NASA The 80 plus islands that make up the nation of Vanuatu were blanketed by the clouds of...

Discovery of new transparent thin film material could improve electronics and solar cells

A team of researchers, led by the University of Minnesota, have discovered a new nano-scale thin film material with the...

Internet of things sensors could connect via ambient radio waves