Modeling the interplay between neurons and astrocytes derived from children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine,...
Credit: Nicole Newman Photos from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on April 20, 2010 show heartbreaking images of deceased or soon-to-be-deceased sea life--birds, fish, sea...
Credit: T. McClanahan/WCS NEW YORK (October 18, 2017) -- A new study appearing in the journal Marine Ecology Progress Series has found that conserving fish...
Credit: John Thompson Coevolution, which occurs when species interact and adapt to each other, is often studied in the context of pair-wise interactions between mutually...
When species interact with each other, they do not evolve separately, but do so together. This process is called coevolution. Natural selection favors predators that...
New research suggests that rare species of trees in rainforests may help safeguard biodiversity levels as the environment undergoes change. The study uses new methods...
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 18, 2017) - Typically, within 50 to 72 hours of giving birth, a woman will begin to secrete copious milk...
Credit: Oncotarget ORCHARD PARK, New York - (Oct. 18, 2017) - Perhaps the only thing more devastating than being diagnosed with cancer is to find...
Credit: Julie McInnes A study that used DNA tests to analyse the scats of one of the world's most numerous albatrosses has revealed surprising results...
Credit: Sebastian Hennige Resilient species of coral can move to inhospitable areas and lay the foundations for new reefs, a study shows. Scientists have discovered...
Credit: National Park Service Natural disasters such as Hurricane Irma are putting the nation at risk of losing parts of our American heritage. The monster...
Credit: Kristen Custato; SBP La Jolla, Calif., Oct. 18, 2017 - A new study led by researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP)...
We've all heard Darwin's theory described as favoring the fittest, but new research from Michigan State University shows that, at least in small populations, it's...
Credit: Alexander Baer / Nature Communications 2017 Some animals produce amazing materials. Spider silk, for example, is stronger than steel. Mussels secrete byssus threads, which...
A new study published in Nature Communications reveals that it is possible to repurpose the function of different mature cells across the body -- and...
