Why are we now? Researchers suggest life on Earth may be early in cosmic...
We know that the universe is roughly 14 billion years old, and that someday it is likely to end -- perhaps because of a...
Chimpanzees choose cooperation over competition
Like people, chimps prefer teamwork over competition.Credit: © pattoise / Flickr
When given a choice between cooperating or competing, chimpanzees choose to cooperate five times...
Scientists use ultrasound to jump-start a man’s brain after coma
25-year-old man recovering from a coma has made remarkable progress following a treatment at UCLA to jump-start his brain using ultrasound. The technique uses...
The sound of a healthy reef
MIT-WHOI Joint Program Student Max Kaplan scuba diving over a coral reef in the Virgin Islands back.Credit: T. Aran Mooney, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
A...
Important advance made with new approach to ‘control’ cancer, not eliminate it
A new approach to cancer therapy works to control it, not completely eliminate it.Credit: Graphic courtesy of Oregon State University.
Researchers have created a new...
Umbilical cells shed light on how obesity may pass from mother to child
Umbilical cells from children of obese or overweight mothers show impaired expression of key genes regulating cell energy and metabolism, compared to similar cells...
Scientists shed new light on the role of calcium in learning, memory
Scripps Florida Scientists Shed New Light on the Role of Calcium in Learning and Memory.Credit: Flickr/ariesandrea
While calcium's importance for our bones and teeth is...
NASA’s Juno to Soar Closest to Jupiter This Saturday
This dual view of Jupiter was taken on August 23, when NASA's Juno spacecraft was 2.8 million miles (4.4 million kilometers) from the gas...
As big animals go extinct, so do the benefits they offer humans, Stanford scientists...
An African elephant family in Amboseli, Kenya. A Stanford scientist is among those calling for an international effort to save large animals from extinction....
Zika virus may persist in the vagina days after infection
The Zika virus reproduces in the vaginal tissue of pregnant mice several days after infection, according to a study by Yale researchers. From the...
Scientists Discover Massive Galaxy Made of 99.99 Percent Dark Matter
The dark galaxy Dragonfly 44. The image on the left is from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Only a faint smudge is visible. The...
