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With a thermode — a device that looks like a microphone with a copper tip — the UF researchers applied heat to the feet...

Molecular markers delineate the different cell types within an attached human embryo, shown here 12 days after fertilization. A structure called the epiblast, for...

Chimpanzee. Adjusted for body size, on a daily basis humans consume 400 more calories than chimpanzees. Credit: © Patrick Bouquet / Flickr Loyola University Chicago...

New research has showed substantial differences in the way human heart cells respond to e-cigarette smoke and conventional cigarette smoke. Researchers from the Medical Research...

Credit: NIH - National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences A chemical byproduct, or metabolite, created as the body breaks down ketamine likely holds the secret...

On our star, the Sun, the sunspots are seen in a belt around the equator. Sunspots are cool areas caused by the strong magnetic...

Candida. Candida albicans is a yeastlike fungus naturally found in small amounts in human digestive tracts, but its overgrowth in warm, moist environments causes...

Komodo dragon (Credit: © jjjj56cp / Flickr) Scientists from Oxford University and Tel Aviv University have ranked the world's most 'popular' reptiles, revealing the species...

First author Edel O'Sullivan enjoys the sunshine by the Sudbury Crater in Canada.Credit: Trinity College Dublin Geochemists from Trinity College Dublin's School of Natural Sciences...

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a blood biomarker that may aid in earlier diagnosis of children with autism spectrum disorder, or...

The oldest surviving species of vertebrates, such as the cane toad and the California sea lion, which have endured past extreme environmental events, will...