Early hominids didn’t have a lot of time to whip up coconut flour pancakes. Credit: United Artists Reconstructions of human evolution are prone to simple, overly-tidy scenarios. Our ancestors, for…

Over the long term, a high-fat diet is bad for heart attack risk. Yet a new study finds that if you are going to have a heart attack, you are likely to get through it better if you ate a high…

Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), in collaboration with other colleagues of the Genetic Epidemiology of Lung Cancer Consortium (GELCC), have identified a gene that is associated…

For chimpanzees, just like humans, teasing, taunting and bullying are familiar parts of playground politics. An analysis of 12 years of observations of playground fights between young chimpanzees in…

It's always helpful to have text or verbal claims about where a video was taken, but when it comes to terrorists or other criminals, they might not be telling the truth.  Researchers from Ramón…

DreamWorks Animation Foliage System "trees" in "How To Train Your Dragon." Courtesy of DreamWorks Animations By Emilie Lorditch, Inside Science (Inside Science) – From a tree's exquisitely textured…

Latching onto the probiotics diet fad, several studies have claimed that the gut microbiome, the diverse array of bacteria that live in the stomach and intestines, may be to blame for obesity. But…

The Great Lakes have been invaded by more non-native species than any other freshwater ecosystem in the world, and though there have been increasing efforts to stem the tide of invasion threats, they…

A team of scientists has created a "conjugate" molecule -- one stitched together from two separate molecules -- that seeks out and blocks prostate cancer growth in lab animals. The molecule NMI…

Rivers and streams could be a major source of antibiotic resistance in the environment. The discovery comes following a study on the Thames river by scientists at the University of Warwick's School…

There are many hypotheses about genetic advantages of sexual reproduction but none have been proven in humans. The researchers of a new study say they have done so, showing how humanity’s…

Panspermia Did life evolve on Earth, or did it arrive from space? This article was prompted by articles in the U.K. Daily Mail and Daily Mirror.  There is nothing new in these news reports:…

Scientists at Rigshopitalet, Herlev Hospital and the University of Copenhagen identify a new biomarker that can predict the risk of developing dementia by way of a simple blood test. In the long term…

Scholars have long debated what successful aging is, how to measure it, and how to promote it. But the latest issue of The Gerontologist lays the groundwork for building consensus on the topic --…

Medical care of transgender patients, including surgical and hormonal treatment, has largely been met with resistance by physicians in favor of psychiatric treatment, owing to misconceptions that…

Having trouble getting those fruits and vegetables in your backyard to grow? Don't blame the bees, they are doing their jobs, according to a new study. Native bees are able to provide adequate…

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found diverse genomic changes in single neurons from the brains of Alzheimer's patients, pointing to an unexpected factor that may underpin…

Do you want to inhale your whisky rather than drink it, or maybe print a smell? Harvard professor David Edwards can make it happen. More intriguingly, he has created an edible skin meant to replace…

Do you want to inhale your whisky rather than drink it, or maybe print a smell? Harvard professor David Edwards can make it happen. More intriguingly, he has created an edible skin meant to replace…

In a perfect world, job success would be a meritocracy, but academia does not really work that way, it has lots of social justice parameters and guidelines and quotas, both stated and implicit, and…