Does the organic material of comets predate our solar system?
The nucleus of comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko (“Chury") as seen by the European Rosetta space probe.
Credit: © ESA / Rosetta / MPS for OSIRIS Team...
The evolutionary origin of the gut
Early embryonic stage of Nematostella vectensis.
Credit: Sabrina Kaul-Strehlow, Patrick Steinmetz
How did the gut, the skin and musculature evolve? This question concerns scientists for more...
Your face says it all? Not so fast
Post-doctoral psychology researcher Maria Gendron traveled to Namibia to investigate whether individuals from non-Western cultures recognize the same emotions as Westerners do in facial...
Emotion detectors could make driving safer
EPFL scientists are studying how to identify drivers’ emotions using embedded cameras that film their faces.
Credit: Image courtesy of Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne...
Emoji fans take heart: Scientists pinpoint 27 states of emotion
An interactive map showing the connections between various categories of emotion.
Credit: Courtesy of Alan Cowen
The Emoji Movie, in which the protagonist can't help but...
Newer contraceptive pills linked to higher clot risks, study confirms
Oral contraceptive pills. (stock image)
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New evidence to confirm the link between newer contraceptive pills and higher risk of serious blood...
Oral contraceptives have prevented about 200,000 cases of endometrial cancer in the last decade
The findings reveal that every 5 years of oral contraceptive use reduces the risk of womb cancer by about a quarter.
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Hormonal IUDs have no effect on lactation or breastfeeding, suggests research
Hormonal IUDs do not affect breastfeeding, say researchers.
Credit: University of Utah Health
Having a hormonal intrauterine device (IUD) implanted immediately after birth does not affect...
Researchers report new way to make dissolving electronics
Cunjiang Yu, Bill D. Cook Assistant Professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Houston, center, and co-first authors Xu Wang, left, and Kyoseung...
CRISPR technology used to change flower color
Morning glory flowers. (stock image)
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In a world-first, Japanese scientists have used the revolutionary CRISPR, or CRISPR/Cas9, genome- editing tool to...
Ship exhaust makes oceanic thunderstorms more intense
The top map shows annual average lightning density at a resolution of about 10 kilometers (6 miles), as recorded by the WWLLN, from 2005...
