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Twelve DNA areas ‘linked with the age at which we have our first child...
For the first time, we now know where to find the DNA areas linked to reproductive behavior, say researchers.Credit: © snre / Flickr
Researchers identify...
Stents, Bypass Equally Safe & Effective For Many With Left Main Heart Disease
A major international study has found that drug-eluting stents, a less-invasive alternative to bypass surgery, are as effective as surgery for many patients with...
Live long and… Facebook?
UC San Diego study links online social interactions to longevity. Image Credit: Flickr/dawolf-
Is social media good for you, or bad? Well, it's complicated. A...
West Coast record low snowpack in 2015 influenced by high temperatures
The year 2015 was the warmest on record for Oregon, resulting in low snowpacks and less water in many lakes and rivers. Pictured is...
Study Reveals The Brain Regulates Social Behavior Differently In Males And Females
A team of researchers has discovered that serotonin (5-HT) and arginine-vasopressin (AVP) act in opposite ways in males and females to influence aggression and...
Researchers create technology to detect bad bots in social media
When you check your Twitter feed, do you assume there is a real person behind each Tweet that is posted or shared? After all,...
Catalog of known near-Earth asteroids tops 15,000
The 15,000th near-Earth asteroid discovered is designated 2016 TB57. It was discovered on Oct. 13, 2016, by observers at the Mount Lemmon Survey, an...
Bedtime use of media devices more than doubles the risk of poor sleep in...
Image Credit: Flickr/Donnie Ray Jones
Children using devices such as smartphones and tablets at bedtime have over double the risk of a disrupted night's sleep...
Vaccinating against dengue may increase Zika outbreaks
Vaccinating against dengue fever could increase outbreaks of Zika, suggests new research. Credit: Flickr/unicefethiopia
Vaccinating against dengue fever could increase outbreaks of Zika, suggests new...
Nanobionic spinach plants can detect explosives
By embedding spinach leaves with carbon nanotubes, MIT engineers have transformed spinach plants into sensors that can detect explosives and wirelessly relay that information...
Hypervariable Galactic Nuclei
A photo of the PanSTARRS (Panoramic Survey Telescope & Rapid Response System) telescope in Hawaii. Astronomers have used a sky survey from this facility...
