New whale research has turned a long-accepted evolutionary assumption on its...hips. Instead of  being just vestigial, whale pelvic bones play a key role in reproduction, according to a new…

South of Copenhagen, Danish archaeologists have done something that has not happened in over 60 years - they have found a previously undiscovered Viking fortress. It will be a surprise to most that…

In the search for enzymes that can break lignocellulose down into biofuel sugars under the extreme conditions of a refinery, researchers are investigating new ways to release plant sugars from lignin…

The Common Blue butterfly is a pollinator that plays a vital role in maintaining food supplies but it is struggling in the UK countryside.  While environmental fundraising corporations try to…

While use of well-established medicine has declined among rich, liberal elites in America's wealthiest, most educated states, untested and sometimes dangerous herbal dietary supplement sales in the…

Enrollment in a randomized Phase II clinical trial of Pracinostat in combination with azacitidine in patients with previously untreated intermediate-2 or high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) has…

Solar cells are the future but for now they are resource-intensive, expensive and not very efficient - but the researchers in a new study can help with those first two. To make a solar cell, machines…

"If you have seen the movie Particle Fever about the discovery of the Higgs boson, you have heard the theorists saying that the only choices today are between Super-symmetry and the Landscape. Don’t…

Donald Spector is Chairman of New York College and just received Patent# 8,823,512 for a Wearable Biosensor, which he is donating to the college. The Wearable Biosensor patent predates the patents of…

A mutation  in a gene called KNSTRN, which is involved in helping cells divide their DNA equally during cell division, is caused by ultraviolet light is likely the driving force behind millions…

The word morality makes people uneasy – but not ethics. What is the basis of a moral education? Credit: Flood G/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND By Patrick Stokes, Deakin University The human animal takes a…

A newly developed antifungal named isavuconazole is as effective as voriconazole against invasive mold disease in cancer patients with less adverse effects, according to phase 3 clinical data.…

Given their failure to predict management performance, why are organizations still using personality tests? Credit: h.koppdelaney/Flickr, CC BY By Robert Spillane, Macquarie Graduate School of…

With age, our cells gradually lose their capacity to repair damage, even from normal wear and tear. A new paper discusses why this decline occurs in our skeletal muscle.  A team led by Dr.…

Scientists can be victims of sexual abuse from their peers just as in any institution. Credit: Minerva Studio By Margaret C. Hardy, The University of Queensland The life sciences have come under fire…

The hygiene hypothesis and its cousins, like that rural settings make children microbiologically stronger, now has a study that vegetarian activists are not going to like: sleeping on…

In order to understand the genesis and treatment of cancer scientists are searching for links between genetic alterations and those diseases.  Historically, most of those studies have focused on…

Materials made from nano-particles have long been touted as the future viable solar energy production and better touch screens. The black box between the present and the future of these wonder…

The number of California blue whales has rebounded to near historical levels - and they would be even higher if they didn't run into or get hit by commercial shipping. Blue whales, nearly 100 feet in…

The coffee plant has a newly sequenced genome and that can tell scientists what they really want to know about: the evolution of caffeine. The sequences and positions of genes in the coffee plant…