science

According to a new study, nuts have a positive effect on health because, among other things, they are involved in activating the body's own...

Cephalotus follicularis, the Australian pitcher plant. Photographed here in its native range in Western Australia, this carnivorous plant evolved to digest insects through a...

(Left to right) Research Associate Audrey Richard, Associate Professor Hyeryun Choe and Research Associate Byoung-Shik Shim led the study on the Florida campus of...

Close up image of one node of the triangular honeycomb. The structure, which consists of air surrounded by ceramic, can be designed with specific...

Unaffected mice, at left, have sensory hair bundles organized in 'V' formations with three rows of cilia (bottom left). This orderly structure falls apart...

Evolution is often thought of as a gradual remodeling of the genome, the genetic blueprints for building an organism. But in some instance it...

Image showing brain areas more active in controls than in schizophrenia patients during a working memory task during a fMRI study.Image Credit: Wikimedia Virtual...

An engineering team at Washington University in St. Louis says a compound found in green tea may be of particular benefit to patients struggling...

A schematic illustration of a microbial fuel cell using a paper electrode coated with carbon paste. Credit: Michael Osadciw/University of Rochester The concept behind microbial...

Artist illustration depicting the record breaking “tidal disruption event” (TDE). The red shows hotter material that falls toward the black hole and generates a...

Using Harvard-developed technology, scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have catalogued more than 20,000 brain cells in one region of the mouse...