How a huge landslide shaped Zion National Park
This view of Zion Canyon in Utah's Zion National Park shows the flat valley floor created when part of the peak named the Sentinel...
Migration back to Africa took place during the Palaeolithic
The complete mitogenome of Pestera Muierii woman has been retrieved.Credit: E. Trinkaus and A. Soficaru
A research group has managed to retrieve the mitochondrial genome...
Prenatal fruit consumption boosts babies’ cognitive development
A new study suggests that increased fruit consumption during pregnancy can lead to significant increases in infant cognitive performance. Credit: © Vince Wingate /...
Researchers link gene expression patterns of normal tissue to breast cancer prognosis
Breast tissue surrounding tumors could be used to gauge future survival outcomes for women with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer, a study led by University...
Mothers’ parenting stress impacts both parents’ sexual satisfaction
First-time parents are only somewhat satisfied with their sex lives according to Penn State health researchers who checked in with parents regularly after their...
Language of women versus men: ‘Wonderful’ and ‘thankful’ versus ‘battle’ and ‘enemy’
This visual shows the relationship between gender-linked language topics and characteristics of warmth and assertiveness. Blue-shaded points are topics most linked with men. Orange-shaded...
Global economic downturn linked with at least 260,000 excess cancer deaths
The researchers found that increases in unemployment were associated with increased mortality from all the cancer types included in the study. The association was...
Why fruit fly sperm are giant
These are mating Drosophila fruit flies. Credit: Image: Stefan Luepold, University of Zurich
In the animal kingdom, sperm usually are considerably smaller than eggs, which...
E-cigarette use in UK almost doubled in 2 years, says Europe-wide study
The number of people in the UK who have tried e-cigarettes has almost doubled in just two years, according to a new study.
The research,...
Human amyloid-beta acts as natural antibiotic in the brain: Alzheimer’s-associated amyloid plaques may trap...
β-amyloid fibrils propagate from yeast surfaces and capture Candida albicans in culture medium.Credit: D.K.V. Kumar et al. / Science Translational Medicine (2016)
A new...
Common antibacterial triclosan found in most freshwater streams
Students collect soil samples after flooding of the Rio Grande floodplain to determine triclosan levels in soils. Credit: Monica Mendez
Most U.S. homes are full of...
