Researchers have identified a gene-regulating protein in the brains of mice that triggers the animals' ability to cope with the "behavioral despair" caused by inescapable stress. They said their…

Want to make the perfect bandage? Mix the adhesive properties of the Mussel and the Gecko. Scientists report they have merged two of nature’s most elegant strategies for wet and dry adhesion to…

New research has proved the single origin of humans theory by combining studies of global genetic variations in humans with skull measurements across the world. The research, at the University of…

This anthropology student talks about why he blogs and he doesn't even mention our site. We don't have a featured anthropologist but I think the editors do a pretty good job making sure there is…

Are we creating too many species?This editorial, New Taxonomy and the Origin of Species, says we are and I think they're right.

Ethanol is 'oversold' a new report says. The future of biofuels is not in corn, says a new report released today by Food & Water Watch. The corn ethanol refinery industry, the beneficiary of new…

A catastrophic megaflood separated Britain from France hundreds of thousands of years ago, changing the course of British history, according to research led by Sanjeev Gupta and Jenny Collier from…

The orbiting X-ray telescopes XXM-Newton and Chandra have caught a pair of galaxy clusters merging into a giant cluster. The discovery adds to existing evidence that galaxy clusters can collide…

Students' performance on annual math and science assessments improved in almost every age group when their schools were involved in a program that partners K-12 teachers with their colleagues in…

This post provides an update of our CombiUgi project. From a larger perspective I think that this can be useful to people interested in how collaborative Open Science actually works. For those who…

The link between alcohol and aggression is well known. What’s not so clear is just why drunks get belligerent. What is it about the brain-on-alcohol that makes fighting seem like a good idea" And do…

Taking part in group psychotherapy can help men who have erectile dysfunction to overcome their problem, and adding sildenafil to group therapy was more effective that sildenafil alone. In addition,…

Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have taken a step toward simplifying the creation of nanostructures by identifying the first inorganic material to phase separate with near-perfect order…

A thumb’s up for “I’m good.” The rubbing of a pointed forefinger at another for “shame on you.” The infamous and ubiquitous middle finger salute for—well, you know. Such gestures that convey meaning…

A new method which will allow more effective voice discrimination has been developed by researchers at the University of Hertfordshire. Dr Aladdin Ariyaeeinia at the University’s School of Electronic…

A new study of bottomland hardwood forests in the southeastern United States suggests that the increased growth of vines may change the landscape of these forests. Researchers charting the growth of…

Primetime crime drama meets reality in forensic research taking place at the Midwest Forensics Resource Center at Iowa State University. Ames Laboratory scientists are using the new Direct Analysis…

An analysis based on computerized simulation models suggests that the lifetime risk of cancer associated with radiation exposure from a computed tomography (CT scan) coronary angiography varies…

Women with early stage breast cancer who adopted a diet very high in vegetables, fruit and fiber and low in fat did not have a lower risk of breast cancer recurrence compared to women who followed a…

Orange juice, despite its high caloric load of sugars, appears to be a healthy food for diabetics due to its mother lode of flavonoids, a study by endocrinologists at the University at Buffalo has…