Arctic gives clues on worst mass extinction of life
After an extreme global warming 252 million years ago, a severe mass extinction of life took place on Earth. A new study in the...
Analog DNA circuit does math in a test tube
Often described as the blueprint of life, DNA contains the instructions for making every living thing from a human to a house fly.
But in...
Brain damages caused by Zika virus congenital infection go beyond microcephaly
A recent study published by Brazilian researchers from the D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Institute...
Standing Desks Lead To Improved BMI In Children
In a landmark Texas A&M study, desks that encourage elementary school-age children to stand during class are shown to cut down on obesity and...
Drinking green tea to prevent artery explosion: Polyphenol intake reduces abdominal aneurysm expansion in...
Abdominal aortic aneurysm develop less frequently in rats that drank green tea polyphenol, says new research by a Kyoto University team. Without treatment, abdominal...
Rich bugs revealed: Homes in wealthier neighborhoods host a greater diversity of insects
The scientists researching indoor arthropods describe home environments as their own unique, thriving ecosystems. Roughly 100 different species of arthropods are found inside the...
The demise of the Maya civilization: Water shortage can destroy cultures
Credit: Vienna University of Technology
Something really drastic must have happened to end the Classic Maya Period in the 9th Century. Within a short period...
Fossilized rivers suggest warm, wet ancient Mars
Perspective view of Aram Dorsum, an inverted channel on Mars and candidate landing site for the ExoMars rover. Credit: NASA/JPL/MSSS
Extensive systems of fossilised riverbeds...
Warbler genomes look to be 99.97 percent alike
This is an illustration of warbler.Credit: Liz Clayton Fuller, Bartels Science Illustration Intern.
For decades, conservationists have considered blue-winged warblers to be a threat to...
The cave bear: A vegan gone extinct
Adult Cave Bear with cub from Goyet Cave in Belgium.Credit: © RBINS
Senckenberg scientists have studied the feeding habits of the extinct Cave Bear. Based...
How sleep deprivation harms memory
Credit: Flickr/mateusd
Researchers from the Universities of Groningen (Netherlands) and Pennsylvania have discovered a piece in the puzzle of how sleep deprivation negatively affects memory.
For...
