As the Arctic warms, a new cache of resources—snow goose eggs—may help sustain the polar bear population for the foreseeable future. In a new study published…
Which are the best pieces of pork, what their texture is, how moist they are – the secrets pigs keep from even the most skilled butchers – are about to be…
The study seems to suggest that hard work can even enhance our appreciation for fare we might not favor, such as the low-fat, low calorie variety. At least in…
In the current study, which was performed on mice, the research team led by Professor Klas Kullander at the Department of Neuroscience examined the nerve cells…
The team led by Professor Sylvain Moineau of Université Laval's Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Bioinformatics showed that this mechanism, called…
Scientists and mission controllers are studying never-before-seen images of Hartley 2 appearing on their computer terminal screens. See images at:…
Can you forge an emotional bond with a brand so strong that, if forced to buy a competitor's product, you suffer separation anxiety? According to a new study…
Now, using intense X-rays from the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL) at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory,…
In a major new study announced today by the National Cancer Institute, researchers including Brown University biostatistian Constantine Gatsonis and his…
The study’s exciting findings were published today (2 November 2010) in the prestigious journal Neurology. These are the first results to be published from the…
Innovation Nation is a quick look at what happens when genius meets possibility: stories about some of the NSF-funded inventions and research shaping our world.
“There are oceans and oceans of work on how we understand languages and how we interpret the things other people say,” says Matthew Botvinick of Princeton…
The study, spearheaded by scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and involving collaborators at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of…
Scientists have long known that large volcanic explosions can affect the weather by spewing particles that block solar energy and cool the air.Some suspect…
Many factors, including patient and family history, physical examination, and blood and skin tests, should be used when evaluating potential food allergies….
Researchers can't go back in time to revisit old fields in their pristine state, but a University of Missouri graduate student did perhaps the next best thing,…