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Duke researchers tracked how signals ping back and forth within the brain during empathic decision-making in rats. (Stock image) Credit: © mrks_v / Fotolia It's a...

A county-level survey conducted in 2015 and 2016 by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the historic occurrence of Aedes aegypti...

Although Zika is primarily thought of as mosquito-borne illness, sexual transmission plays an important role in the spread of the virus. Weeks or even...

Boaty being deployed. Credit: Povl Abrahamsen, BAS Researchers at the University of Southampton have captured unprecedented data about some of the coldest abyssal ocean waters on...

This is a pillar from Building D at Göbekli Tepe seen from the southeast. Credit: German Archaeological Institute (DAI) In Turkey, Carved Skulls Provide the First...

Screenshot of visualization "A Year in the life of Earth's CO2. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center The world needs high-speed climate action for an immediate...

A huge range of materials are classified as granular – including sand, gravel, snow, nuts, coal, rice, barley, coffee and cereals. Globally, they are...

Hoi-Ying Holman, director of the Berkeley Synchrotron Infrared Structural Biology (BSISB) Program, has developed a technique using the Advanced Light Source to rapidly screen...

Smart kids can look forward to a long life, study suggests. Credit: © Mikkel Bigandt / Fotolia Higher intelligence (IQ) in childhood is associated with a...

Cowpeas are a major source of protein. Growing them more reliably in areas with risk of drought increases food security. Credit: Martha Pings Just like humans...

VLA image of radio-emitting mini-halo in the Perseus Cluster of galaxies. Radio emission in red; optical in white. Credit: Gendron-Marsolais et al.; NRAO/AUI/NSF; NASA; SDSS. Astronomers...