Women ask why there aren't more women in lists of top scientists. Credit: Katrina Cole, CC BY-NC By Victoria Metcalf, Lincoln University, New Zealand A steady infiltration of scientists onto Twitter…

A new study has found that people with multiple sclerosis may reduce perceived fatigue and increase mobility through a series of combined strength training and fitness exercises.  The research…

When a dog is rabid, it's time to run. Credit: Mytoenailcameoff, CC BY-NC-SA By Katie Hampson, University of Glasgow Chacha, a farmer and businessman from northern Tanzania, returned home from market…

Dave ‘Bear’ Duerson, 22, in action. Credit: PA By Jordan Gaines Lewis, Penn State College of Medicine Ah, football. The great American pastime. The freshly cut grass and crisply-painted yard lines.…

I own a brand new Surface Pro 3, and if  all the good touch features of Windows 8 are removed to make Windows 10 placate non-touchscreen users, I and others are going to be very disappointed.…

Farm runoff and urban pollution in the Hawaiian islands is causing sea turtle tumors, according to a study in PeerJ. The paper by researchers at  Duke University, the University of Hawaii and…

A new report shows early detection of cancer could one day be as easy as a simple blood test. This test, called the "lymphocyte genome sensitivity" (LGS) test, could not only detect some cancers…

Colonoscopies are a very valuable procedure by which to screen for the presence of colorectal cancer but healthy Americans who undergo the uncomfortable examination often have repeat screenings long…

Bacteria that metabolize ammonia may improve skin health and could even be used for the treatment of skin disorders like acne, finds a new study conducted by AOBiome LLC. Ammonia is a major component…

How long until the California Legislature Gets It: What’s Wrong with SB1283 Yet again, the California legislature makes a terrific blunder with SB1283, showing the electorate that they have no idea…

Seedless watermelon, salmon, and strawberries all have one thing in common - unlike most eukaryotic multicellular organisms that have two sets of chromosomes, these organisms are all polyploid,…

Consuming an alcoholic beverage may make men more responsive to the smiles of others in their social group,  but now women. That suggests to psychologists behind a new paper in Clinical…

I wonder how interesting can be to an outsider to learn that the mass of the sixth quark is now known to 0.38% accuracy, thanks to the combination of measurements of that quantity performed by the…

Almost everyone agrees the Western world is over-prescribed; except the people doing the prescribing. Symptom-based medicine stopped being used 50 years ago but when it comes to mood disorders, it is…

University of Illinois nutritionists say they have found compounds that boost liver detoxification enzymes nearly 5X, and they've found them in the crushed seeds left over after oil extraction from…

Credit: Flickr/Steve Jurvetson, CC BY By Kelly E Matthews, The University of Queensland Research suggests science graduates are struggling with essential quantitative skills and science degree…

Certain bats may be approaching wind turbines after mistaking them for trees, according to a study, and that could be leading to disaster. Propped up by government mandates and subsidies, both solar…

Mathematicians have introduced a new element of uncertainty into an equation used to describe the behavior of fluids, which might make it possible to better reflect the inherent uncertainties of the…

Norway to the rescue? Credit: Travis Lupick, CC BY-NC-SA By Steffen Böhm, University of Essex and Katharine Rockett, University of Essex Despite all the treaties, pledges, export bans and labeling…

Planetary geologists have speculated for decades that glaciers might once have crept through Valles Marineris, the 2,000-mile-long chasm that constitutes the Grand Canyon of Mars. Using satellite…