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Perseid Night at Yosemite
The 2016 Perseid meteor shower performed well on the night of August 11/12. The sky on that memorable evening was recorded from a perch...
Flexitime works better for men than women, study finds
Flexitime and having autonomy over working hours -- known as schedule control -- impacts differently on men and women and may increase the gender...
More evidence that ‘healthy obesity’ may be a myth
This graphic abstract represents the findings of Ryden et al, who performed transcriptomic profiling in adipose tissue from nonobese and obese subjects discordant in...
Zika infection may affect adult brain cells
Zika in the adult brain: Illumination of the fluorescent biomarker in green revealed that Zika can infect the adult mouse brain in a region...
Genes responsible for cardiometabolic disease risk identified
In a study being published in the August 19 issue of Science, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in collaboration...
Fluoride consumption linked to diabetes using mathematical models
Fluoridation with sodium fluoride could be a contributing factor to diabetes rates in the United States, as the chemical is a known preservative of...
A new way to display the 3-D structure of molecules
This illustration shows the structure of 16 molecules that were studied while bound to metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) that exhibit handedness. The frameworks stabilized the...
Born prepared for global warming… thanks to their parents’ songs
Three-day-old nestlings begging.Credit: Andy TD Bennett
By calling to their eggs, zebra finch parents may be helping their young prepare for a hotter world brought...
Venus-like exoplanet might have oxygen atmosphere, but not life
This artist's conception shows the rocky exoplanet GJ 1132b, located 39 light-years from Earth. New research shows that it might possess a thin, oxygen...
NASA asteroid redirect mission completes design milestone
This graphic depicts the Asteroid Redirect Vehicle conducting a flyby of its target asteroid. During these flybys, ARM would come within 0.6 miles (1...
Personalized wearable tech can help adults diagnosed with autism manage anxiety
Human Computer Interaction specialists at Lancaster University have worked with adults diagnosed with autism to create prototype personalised wristband devices called Snap that enable...
