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 outward, we've been cutting down...
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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 Australian Institute of Sport suggests...
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) and is a difficult process...
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 can keep tumors contained and...
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 imagery showed that the storm...
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 planets and refine the search...
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 cancer. Now an international team...
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 at the La Jolla Institute...
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 for breakfast (Packaged Facts). A...
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 create images of astronomical objects...
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 Florida campus of The Scripps...
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 social issues surrounding... view more...
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 regions with high rates of...
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, published in Nature Communications, found...
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 finally make out the lyrics...
