science
The importance of relating to others: Why we only learn to...
The maturation of fibres of a brain structure called the arcuate fascicle (green) between the ages of three and four years establishes a connection...
Abuse accelerates puberty in children
Maltreatment can affect a child's psychological development. New research indicates that the stress of abuse can impact the physical growth and maturation of adolescents...
Flexible glass made for tiny medical devices
A graduate student at BYU holds up a disc of microchips that have flexible glass membranes.
Credit: Jaren Wilkey/BYU Photo
Brigham Young University researchers have developed...
Microrna treatment restores nerve insulation, limb function in mice with MS
This image shows restored presence of proteins indicating myelin reformation (shown in red) in the lumbar spinal cord of a mouse treated with miR-219...
Discovery showcases membranes that can fix themselves
University of Delaware researchers have developed a self-healing membrane for fuel cells.
Credit: Kathy F. Atkinson, University of Delaware
Fuel cells are energy efficient and clean....
Extreme weather events linked to climate change impact on the jet...
On the left is an image of the global circulation pattern on a normal day. On the right is the image of the global...
‘Australia’s Jurassic Park’ the world’s most diverse
Dinosaur tracks in the Walmadany area are shown.
Credit: Damian Kelly
An unprecedented 21 different types of dinosaur tracks have been identified on a 25-kilometre stretch...
Improving memory with magnets
Researchers gave 17 individuals auditory memory tasks that required them to recognize a pattern of tones when it was reversed, while being recorded on...
Planetary waves, first found on Earth, are discovered on sun
The Sun.
Credit: NASA/SDO
The same kind of large-scale planetary waves that meander through the atmosphere high above Earth's surface may also exist on the Sun,...
Why are primates big-brained? Researchers’ answer is food for thought
Artist's impression of stars born in winds from supermassive black holes.
Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser
Brain size in primates is predicted by diet, an analysis by a...
NASA spacecraft investigate clues in radiation belts
The twin Van Allen Probes orbit one behind the other, investigating clues in a way a single spacecraft never could. In this model, the...
