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A polynya, or an opening in the sea ice, was present in the Southern Ocean in the 1970s. This image shows the sea ice...

Street flooding in Miami (stock image). Credit: © light_magic / Fotolia The East Coast of the United States is threatened by more frequent flooding in the...

This is a macaque monkey on Cayo Santiago, Puerto Rico. Credit: Jamie Whitehouse Scratching is more than an itch -- when it is sparked by stress,...

The bacteria we all have in our gut may play a decisive role in personalized nutrition and the development of obesity. Credit: © aamulya /...

This image shows a self-reconfiguring modular robots scheme. Credit: Iridia Lab ULB Researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles have developed self-reconfiguring modular robots that can...

A highly magnified view of the striatum of a mouse brain reveals a relatively rare type of cell called the fast-spiking interneuron (purple), which...

Professor Chad Jensen and grad student Kara Duraccio published research showing what helped heavy teens succeed in their weight loss goals. Credit: Image courtesy of...

School of Blackfin Barracudas (stock image). Credit: © andamanse / Fotolia New research sheds light on how "animal personalities" -- inter-individual differences in animal behaviour --...

This tiny ankle bone belonged to one of the earliest members of the primate family tree. The 52-million-year-old fossil suggests that the first primates...

Variety of sausage products. Credit: © volff / Fotolia Eating whole grains daily, such as brown rice or whole-wheat bread, reduces colorectal cancer risk, with the...

From a teenager studying for their exams to an employee succeeding at work, thriving can be seen at all ages and across all cultures. Credit:...