Teenage boys who think they're too skinny when they are actually a healthy weight are at greater risk of being depressed as teens and as adults when compared…
Physical doping and brain doping apparently often go hand in hand. A study from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and Eberhard Karls University in…
Ocean dead zones – regions with levels of oxygen too low to sustain marine life – have grown to become a common feature of coastal regions around the world. A…
Researchers examining the chemical warfare taking place on Fijian coral reefs have found that one species of seaweed increases its production of noxious…
Scientists have long known that the silencing of one X chromosome in females — who have two X chromosomes in every cell — is a normal occurrence whose…
The Tarantula Nebula is located in one of our closest galactic neighbours, the Large Magellanic Cloud. Hubble has released images of this celestial spider…
Conifers emit volatile hydrocarbons, primarily terpenes, which we experience as the characteristic smell of the woods. In a complicated series of reactions…
The study provides details that will help scientists design better vaccines and drug treatments for the strain, Plasmodium vivax.”More people live at risk of…
The creator of MTV's “16 and Pregnant” and “Teen Mom” said the shows have been called “one of the best public service campaigns to prevent teen pregnancy.” A…
The star system harboring the new planet contains only one star, as do the other three systems with extrasolar planets analyzed by Kane, an assistant professor…
NASA reported on Wednesday that Orbital Sciences Corp., a commercial spaceflight company on a cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station, had…
A fascinating paper released today from a team of leading scientists, including Dr. Joel Berger of the Wildlife Conservation Society and University of Montana,…
Those have undergone extensive back surgery and need repeated X-rays to monitor their progress may soon have access to a new technology that skips the X-rays…
It's known that electric vehicles could travel longer distances before needing to charge and more renewable energy could be saved for a rainy day if…
Rice University researchers have engineered cells to characterize how sensitively altering the cooperative functions of motor proteins can regulate the…
In a prime example of finding new uses for older drugs, studies in zebrafish show that a 50-year-old antipsychotic medication called perphenazine can actively…
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