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Credit: Argonne National Laboratory After developing code that analyzes the safety of advanced nuclear reactors, scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National...

Neuroscientist’s fishy video nets Science’s annual ‘Dance Your Ph.D.’ prize

Along with 3 other category winners, judges gave top honor to dance video depicting zebrafish larvae raised in isolation or groups as overall championCredit: Antonia...

Tennessee infants exposed to hepatitis C at birth often not tested for virus

Credit: Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy Most Tennessee infants exposed to hepatitis C at birth are not later tested to see if they acquired...

MCG physicians working to improve emergency care in rural Georgia

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Emergency medicine physicians at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University are helping rural hospitals better treat...

Caribbean sharks in need of large marine protected areas

Marine experts including a SoMAS scientist appeal to policy makers in a letter in ScienceCredit: Austin Gallagher STONY BROOK, February 13, 2020 -- Governments must...

Tourists pose continued risks for disease transmission to endangered mountain gorillas

Researchers at Ohio University, Ugandan scientists caution that humans place gorillas at risk of disease transmissionCredit: Nancy J. Stevens ATHENS, Ohio (Feb. 13, 2020) -...

Polymers to the rescue! Saving cells from damaging ice

Ice can tear apart cells in cryo-storage; Polymers can save the dayCredit: University of Utah Cell therapies hold great promise for revolutionizing the treatment of...

Texas Heart Institute and UCLA reveal innovative pacing system in Scientific Reports

Doctors successfully synchronize both sides of the heart with promising wirelessly powered, leadless pacemakerCredit: Photo Credit Texas Heart Institute Researchers at Texas Heart Institute (THI)...

Study: Bariatric surgeries can double peak blood alcohol levels, patients may be unaware

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new study of 55 women found that two of the most popular forms of bariatric...

Forests bouncing back from beetles, but elk and deer slowing recovery

Credit: Robert Andrus Two words, and a tiny little creature, strike fear in the hearts of many Colorado outdoor enthusiasts: bark beetle. But new research...

How a tiny and strange marine animal produces unlimited eggs and sperm over its lifetime

NHGRI-supported research of Hydractinia could provide clues to human reproductive conditionsCredit: Timothy DuBuc, Ph.D. Swarthmore College A little-known ocean-dwelling creature most commonly found growing on...

The curious case of the disappearing snakes

Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - A Michigan State University- and University of Maryland-led study featured on the cover of this week's Science...

10,000 steps a day: Not a magical formula for preventing weight gain

Even far eclipsing 10K steps didn't prevent weight gain for college freshmen studiedCredit: BYU Photo For years now, 10,000 steps a day has become the...

Scientists finally figure out how millipedes actually do it

High-tech imaging under UV light shows which parts go where when millipedes mateCredit: Stephanie Ware, Field Museum Scientists have a pretty good handle on how...

Remdesivir prevents MERS coronavirus disease in monkeys