The Language of Senses
Sight, touch and hearing are our windows to the world: these sensory channels send a constant flow of information to the brain, which acts...
Study Shows More Reasons Why Belly Fat is Dangerous for the Heart
Know your risks for metabolic syndrome.Credit: Image courtesy of American College of Cardiology
Increasing stomach fat -- especially the "hidden fat" in your abdomen --...
Hubble spots possible water plumes erupting on Jupiter’s moon Europa
This composite image shows suspected plumes of water vapor erupting at the 7 o'clock position off the limb of Jupiter's moon Europa. The plumes,...
New study describes what happens when the brain is artificially stimulated
A visualization of the brain, reconstructed from MRI scans, shows tracts of white matter connecting different regions of the brain to one another. A...
New finding supports Moon creation hypothesis
This is a composite image of the lunar nearside taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter in June 2009, note the presence of dark areas...
Morning sickness linked to lower risk of pregnancy loss
A new analysis by researchers at the National Institutes of Health has provided the strongest evidence to date that nausea and vomiting during pregnancy...
A world first: University Hospital Zurich’s cardiovascular team carries out a new type of...
Cardioband-Implantat.Credit: USZ
A team led by Francesco Maisano, co-director of the University Heart Center at the University Hospital Zurich (UHZ) and professor for Heart Surgery...
New low-mass objects could help refine planetary evolution
Artist’s conception.Credit: courtesy of Robin Dienel
When a star is young, it is often still surrounded by a primordial rotating disk of gas and dust,...
Having a happy spouse could be good for your health
Having a happy spouse may be related to better health, at least among middle-aged and older adults, according to a new study published by...
How plants grow new lateral roots: new method uses 3D live imaging
Formation mechanism for the meristem in the lateral roots of Arabidopsis thaliana. When lateral roots grow in this plant, after 4 layers of primordia...
An algorithm for taxi sharing
Researchers in Uruguay have developed an evolutionary algorithm to allow a smart city to facilitate efficient taxi sharing to cut an individual's transport costs...
