Three quarters of deep-sea animals make their own light
This image shows the siphonophore Frillagalma vityazi lit up by ROV lights (top) and emitting bioluminescence in the lab (bottom). A recent paper shows...
Proton-nuclei smashups yield clues about ‘quark gluon plasma’
A visual of data collected by the Compact Muon Solenoid detector during a proton-lead collision at the Large Hadron Collider in 2016.
Credit: Image courtesy...
Dopamine levels fall during migraine attacks, brain scans show
Outfitted with a joystick and special glasses, Assistant Professor Alex DaSilva examines 3D images of the brain to better understand brain chemical fluctuations during...
Sleep-inducing herb: The key component identified
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is an Indian herb.
Credit: University of Tsukuba
Can't sleep? Your sleep problems may be improved if you try an Indian herb, Ashwagandha....
Further reductions in radiotherapy to young children with brain tumors less successful
This is a child receiving radiation therapy at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
Credit: CHLA
A team of investigators has determined that young children participating in a...
Stem cell drug screen yields potential alternative to statins
This is an illustration featuring foxglove, the plant from which cardiac glycosides are derived.
Credit: Illustration by Dr. Stephen Duncan, Medical University of South Carolina
Scientists...
Smell helps primates flee parasites
Mandrill grooming sessions.
Credit: © Nory El Ksabi, Alice Percher
Researchers from the CNRS have discovered that mandrills use their sense of smell to avoid contamination...
Next generation perovskite solar cells with new world-record performance
This is the distinguished Prof. Sang-Il Seok of Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST.
Credit: Photo by Hong Beom Ahn, Design by HyeJee Park
A recent...
When peaceful coexistence suddenly turns into competition
The larger prey species used in the experiment, the springtail Folsomia candida.
Credit: Andy Murray
To find out how rising temperatures could affect species diversity, biologists...
Money to burn: As the wealthy get wealthier, carbon emissions grow in US states
This study is the first to link income inequality and carbon emissions within and across the individual U.S. states.
Credit: © andranik123 / Fotolia
Across the...
Transcription factor expression tied to medial amygdala neuronal ID, sex-specific response
This is Joshua G. Corbin, Ph.D., principal investigator in the Center for Neuroscience Research at Children's National Health System.
Credit: Children's National Health System
Neurons derived...
