Mission to Jupiter’s icy moon confirmed
An icy ocean world in our solar system that could tell us more about the…
An icy ocean world in our solar system that could tell us more about the…
Research led by Kyushu University finds that E. coli from cattle share widespread genetic similarities…
Coordinated observations of Jupiter in early 2017 by six ground-based telescopes and Hubble allowed astronomers…
Light touch plays a critical role in everyday tasks, such as picking up a glass…
Researchers found that Charles Darwin’s famous finches defy what has long been considered a key…
Ginkgo Biloba, one of the oldest living trees species, may offer some clues in better…
The function of the visual photopigment rhodopsin and its action in the retina to facilitate…
Researchers may have found a way to reverse falling crop yields caused by increasingly salty…
A single enzyme found in early single-cell life forms could explain why oxygen levels in…
The mass of the lightest neutrino, an abundant ‘ghost’ particle found throughout the universe, has…
Over two million Muslim travelers just finished the annual religious pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia,…
More public and private resources than ever are being directed to protecting and preserving aquatic…
Slow electons can be used to destroy cancer cells – but how exactly this happens…
Scientists found that the lungs of vapers — like the lungs of smokers — have…
A new computer model that captures the dynamics of the red blood cell sickling process…
Fatigue is a common debilitating symptom in Parkinson’s disease (PD). A novel research study has…
It is among the most spectacular events in the universe: a merger of neutron stars….
Used as a propaganda tool by the Nazis and Soviets during the Second World War…
Researchers have explained mysterious slow-moving earthquakes known as slow slip events with the help of…
Australian men are now living longer than any other group of males in the world,…
Matter behaves differently when it’s tiny. At the nanoscale, electric current cuts through mountains of…
The theories of quantum mechanics and gravity are notorious for being incompatible, despite the efforts…
Researchers have developed an ultrathin, artificial muscle for soft robotics. The advancement was demonstrated with…
Drosophila melanogaster develops stable long-term memory for its body size and reach through motion parallax…
An enzyme induced by stress to help reduce production of damaging free radicals is also…
To better understand subsurface processes associated with earthquakes and eruptions of Mount Aso, researchers investigated…
Horseshoe bats are bizarre-looking animals with giant ears and elaborate flaps of skin on their…
34 million years ago the warm ‘greenhouse climate’ of the dinosaur age ended and the…
Researchers have developed a new method with which strong magnetic fields can be precisely measured….
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are doing just fine, thank you,…
How does the brain find order amidst a sea of noise and chaos? Researchers have…
High-intensity step training that mimics real world conditions may better improve walking ability in stroke…
When I first learned about Mice Against Ticks, I was shocked but also intrigued —…
The epidemic of Lyme disease is an ecological problem of our own making: We have…
SAN FRANCISCO — About two years ago, Simon Smith started counting the startups trying to…
As the threat of Lyme disease grows and fears surrounding it spread faster than the…
In an unexpected move, Gilead Sciences is challenging patents held by the federal government for…
Lab mice endure a lot for science, but there’s often one (temporary) compensation: near-miraculous recovery…
In response to the rising cost of medicines, a growing number of people with diabetes…
Clear evidence that higher levels of physical activity — regardless of intensity — are associated…
Increasing omega-3 fats in the diet has little or no effect on risk of type…
The introduction of China’s universal two-child policy, that permits all couples to have two children,…
Stellarators, twisty machines that house fusion reactions, rely on complex magnetic coils that are challenging…
The rising popularity of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is an undeniable contributing factor in…
A 32 year old man presented to the emergency department with trismus and a painful…
Gun lawsAfter motor vehicle crashes, firearms related injury is the leading cause of death among…
What you need to knowIn patients with newly diagnosed colorectal cancer, order a test for…
A 9 year old boy presented with a sudden onset atraumatic painful purplish red indurated…
It would be a tragic irony if something as fundamentally benign and beneficial as doctors’…
I am one of thousands of senior doctors facing a situation where my pension, once…