“These stars have already lived a full life. When they merge, they'll essentially be 'reborn' and enjoy a second life,” said Smithsonian astronomer Mukremin…
New research conducted by Xiao-Jia Chen, Viktor Struzhkin, and Ho-Kwang (Dave) Mao from Geophysical Laboratory at Carnegie Institution for Science, along with…
New research at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, may help scientists understand empathy, the mechanism thought to underlie…
Communication researchers at four major universities have found that if you receive a lot of email, habitually respond to a good portion of it, maintain a lot…
Frequent reports of accelerating species losses invariably raise questions about why such losses matter and why we should work to conserve biodiversity.Biologists have traditionally responded to such questions by citing societal benefits that are often presumed to be offered by biodiversity–benefits like controlling pests and diseases, promoting the productivity of fisheries, and helping to purify air and water, among many others. Nevertheless, many of these presumed benefits are have yet to be supported by rigorous scientific data….
Their work, reported in the journal Chemistry & Biology, published by Cell Press, describes a new strategy to build molecular probes to visualize, measure, and…
University of Utah School of Medicine researchers have found compelling evidence that Parkinson's disease is associated with an increased risk of prostate…
Social scientists are struggling with a perplexing earth-science question: as the power of evidence showing manmade global warming is rising, why do opinion…
That imbalance of a natural system in the body appears linked to the tiredness and exhaustion that can burden cancer patients as much as a decade after their…
If mice commuted, their brains might find it progressively harder to navigate the maze of Los Angeles freeways.A new study reveals that after short-term…
Low-input farming for cocoa, cassava and oil palm has resulted in widespread deforestation and degredation of West Africa's tropical forest area, according to…
Concentrated waste plumes from fish farms could travel significant distances to reach coastlines, according to a study to be published in an upcoming issue of…
The study, which has been published in the scientific journal Cell Metabolism, shows significant changes in the brain’s hormone control centre, the…
Metamaterials are artificial materials that are engineered to have properties not found in nature. These materials usually gain their unusual properties—such…
Current methods test sealants statically, by placing them outdoors for long periods of time, to measure their resistance to the elements. The problem, says…
A new drug is effective in preventing new basal cell carcinomas in patients with an inherited predisposition to the disease.These patients with basal cell…
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