New flying squirrel species discovered along North America’s Pacific coast
Humboldt's flying squirrel.
Credit: Nicholas J Kerhoulas
Scientists always assumed it was a northern...
Common antiseptic ingredients de-energize cells and impair hormone response
Quats are used as antiseptics in toothpastes, mouthwashes, lozenges, nasal sprays, eye drops, shampoos, lotions, intravaginal spermicidal sponges and household...
Evolutionary arms ‘chase’
A species of herbivore (a larva from the genus of butterflies Synargis) being tended by an ant (of the species...
High moral reasoning associated with increased activity in the human brain’s reward system
Individuals who have a high level of moral reasoning show increased activity in the brain's frontostriatal reward system.
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Repairing damaged hearts with self-healing heart cells
A mouse heart cell with 2 nuclei (blue) and Singheart RNA labelled by red fluorescent dyes.
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Gut microbes may talk to the brain through cortisol
University of Illinois doctoral student Austin Mudd examines piglet brain images.
Credit: Stephanie Henry
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Antarctic salt-loving microbes provide insights into evolution of viruses
Deep Lake in the Vestfold Hills region of Antarctica. The 36-metre deep lake is so salty it remains in liquid...
Dino-killing asteroid could have thrust Earth into two years of darkness
An illustration of an asteroid impacting Earth.
Credit: Image courtesy NASA
Tremendous amounts of...
Analysis of a ‘rusty’ lunar rock suggests the moon’s interior is dry
Image of the collection of the Rusty Rock, 66095, on the lunar surface by lunar module pilot, Charlie Duke and...
Hidden river once flowed beneath Antarctic ice
This schematic depicts a subglacial Antarctic river and overlying ice sheet. Black lines t1, t2 and t3 show where the...
Scientists create ‘diamond rain’ that forms in the interior of icy giant planets
By conducting experiments at the Linac Coherent Light Source -- one of the world's most powerful X-ray lasers -- an...
