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Herbert “Skip” Virgin IV, MD, PhD, talks with postdoctoral researcher Dale Balce, PhD. Virgin led a study linking intestinal viruses to the development of...

C. mast is a commensal bacterium living on the surface of the eye. Credit: Rachel Caspi and Anthony St. Leger Bugs in your eyes may be...

Generosity makes people happier, even if they are only a little generous, suggests new research. Credit: © MG / Fotolia Generosity makes people happier, even if...

This is a photograph of a sea spider. Credit: Timothy R. Dwyer (PolarTREC 2016), Courtesy of ARCUS To keep blood and oxygen flowing throughout their bodies,...

Tim Koehler, a Sandia National Laboratories mechanical engineer, is using computational fluid dynamics modeling to help the Santa Fe, New Mexico, company Atmocean with...

Model of an island volcano. During the last transition to glacial conditions the decreasing pressure at the seafloor could have induced increased lava- and...

Tropical forest logging has contributed to population declines in many animals, including the Bornean gibbon, known for its whooping call. Credit: Gerardo Ceballos No bells tolled...

Lipo and a team of researchers analyzed human, faunal and botanical remains from the archaeological sites Anakena and Ahu Tepeu on Rapa Nui, dating...

Brain activity during decision making. Credit: Penn Medicine During the last decade, commercial brain-training programs have risen in popularity, offering people the hope of improving their...

Research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Radboud University Medical Centre in the Netherlands, and Stanford University shows that disrupting just...

Sermeq Kujalleq Glacier, Greenland. Credit: © Nicole / Fotolia The Greenland ice sheet is often seen as a pristine environment, but new research has revealed that...