Microbiologists rarely wash their jeans. The reason is because they know how to keep the color looking new without getting odors - they freeze their pants.  Freezing can even work in more…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently warned that statins could affect the memory, attention span and other cognitive abilities of people who it drug to control high cholesterol. Despite…

Long before oxytocin was the miracle spray that could make people feel more trusting, our ancestors used lavender. Unsurprisingly, it still works today, according to a new psychology paper.…

Within the nervous system there is a structure called the suprachiasmatic nucleus, a site considered as the biological clock in all mammals, including humans. A new study has found that when this…

Most vitamin supplements have little value to most people - if you can afford them your diet is probably already fine - but they have even less value in energy drinks and vitamin waters, despite how…

Sensory 'hair cell' loss is the major cause of hearing loss and balance disorders. The postnatal mammalian inner ear harbors progenitor cells which have the potential for hair cell regeneration - and…

Image: Jeff Kubina via flickr, CC BY  BY Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Inside Science  (Inside Science) -- Showers fall to Earth’s surface as rain, snow, sleet or hail. But high in the clouds,…

Food for drug-resistant bacteria. AthanArk, CC BY-NC-ND By Angelika Gründling, Imperial College London The rise of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics is a growing worry and threatens to put…

By observing and surveying 30 cool solar-type stars in the 2.5 Billion-year-old cluster NGC 6819 an international research team has created an analytical procedure for accurately determining the ages…

For fruit crops such as apples, compromised skin appearance results in reduced market value. Identifying causes of fruit disorders and diseases can help producers modify growing strategies and…

Staying active allows you to age optimally, according to a small study in The Journal of Physiology which analyzed older amateur cyclists and found that many had levels of physiological function that…

Solidarity with France and Charlie Hebdo in Taipei Pichi Chuang/Reuters By Lucas Hollister, Dartmouth College In his 1998 novel, The Elementary Particles, Michel Houellebecq argued that Charlie Hebdo…

The political football of illegal immigrants from Mexico and Central America is well-known but a new study has found that even immigrants with job offers are less likely to have those immigration…

Higher alcohol taxes curb binge drinking, according to a new paper by Boston University scholars.  In their analysis of survey results, they found that a one-percent increase in alcohol beverage…

With the cultural spotlight shining so brightly on the risks of gridiron football, it was only a matter of time before the unknown risks of youth rugby got some scrutiny, and a senior doctor in The…

Bacteria in our digestive tract have evolved to help us break down and digest the complex carbohydrates that make up the yeast cell wall that give beer and bread their bubbles - and that could…

By Charles Q. Choi, Inside Science - A laser could be created with air in a practical way, a new advance that could one day be used to help spot explosives or pollutants from afar, researchers say.…

Odds are they won't be so happy after Yuletide. Shutterstock By Frederik Pedersen, University of Aberdeen January is a strain for most people. It’s dark and the festive lights don’t disguise this…

Headshaking in horses, a neuropathic facial pain syndrome, often leaves affected horses impossible to ride and dangerous to handle, and can result in euthanasia. It affects between 10,000 and 20,000…

Air Asia Black Box LocatedDetik News reports that divers operating from the vessel KN Jadayat have located the black box from Air Asia flight 8501. Sunday, 01/11/2015 19:26 pm Divers from KN Jadayat…