science
Experimental Alzheimer’s drug reverses genetic changes thought to spur the disease
After treatment with riluzole, the brains of old rats showed more of a transporter molecule that removes excess glutamate, (green fluorescence, right) as compared...
Children with autism learn new words much like others do, study...
A new study has found that children with autism are capable of learning new words the same way any child would -- by following...
In Pacific nation of Palau, Jellyfish Lake losing namesake
In this Dec. 9, 2014, photo, golden jellyfish swim in Jellyfish Lake in Palau. Part of a UNESCO World Heritage area, the saltwater lake...
Extended rest between weight-lifting sets could help muscle growth
Researchers from the University of Birmingham have found that extended rest intervals between sets of weight-lifting could help with muscle growth.
The findings, published in...
Antibiotics allow gut pathogens to ‘breathe’
Antibiotics are essential for fighting bacterial infection, but, paradoxically, they can also make the body more prone to infection and diarrhea.
Exactly how the resident...
The name’s Jamesbondia: Caribbean plants named after James Bond
Jamesbondia.Credit: Image courtesy of Taylor & Francis
A new subgenus of plants has officially been called Jamesbondia after the notable American ornithologist James Bond, whose...
Mediterranean style diet might slow down aging, reduce bone loss
Sticking to a Mediterranean style diet might slow down aging finds the EU funded project NU-AGE. At a recent conference in Brussels, researchers presented...
Californian sudden oak death epidemic ‘unstoppable’
Large-scale tree mortality in northern Sonoma County, California.Credit: David Rizzo
New research shows the sudden oak death epidemic in California cannot now be stopped, but...
Endangered venomous mammal predates dinosaurs’ extinction, study confirms
ZooDom veterinarian Adrell Nunez (center) draws blood from a solenodon for DNA samples. Researchers caught the venomous mammal by allowing it to walk across...
The genetic history of Ice Age Europe
Three ~31,000-year-old skulls from Dolni Vestonice in the Czech Republic. For the next five thousand years, all samples analyzed in this study -- whether...
Aurora over Sweden
It was bright and green and stretched across the sky. This striking aurora display was captured last month just outside of Östersund, Sweden. Six...
