A new study has shown an unprecedented degree of connectivity reorganization in newly-generated hippocampal neurons in response to experience, suggesting their direct contribution to the processing…

Bariatric surgery improves life expectancy for many obese diabetic patients, but it may cut life expectancy for patients who are super obese with very high body mass indexes, according to a…

Resveratrol found in common foods such as red grapes and peanuts may help prevent age-related decline in memory, according to a new paper. Ashok K. Shetty, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of…

Bronks/Wikimedia Commons By Mark Beeson, Professor of International Politics at University of Western Australia Of the many things academics obsess about, few rank more highly than citation counts.…

TransAsia GE235 crash - Plane Missed Power Cables The Transasia ATR 72-600 which crashed into the Keelung river narrowly missed flying into high voltage power cables strung across the Keelung river.…

With snow comes shoveling, and with shoveling can come heart attacks. Shutterstock By Jack Goodman, Professor, Kinesiology and Physical Education, Adjunct Scientist, Division of Cardiology, Mt.…

Men on lower incomes are more likely to help their partners with housework than higher-earners, although women are still by far doing the most around the home, no matter how many hours they work or…

One of the ways to study longevity has been engineering fruit flies whose genes can be turned on and off by a synthetic hormone, allowing detailed studies of the effects of single genes on life span.…

According to a new paper, policymakers must look beyond painkiller abuse in their efforts to reduce opioid overdose deaths. In a comprehensive investigation, the scientists show that since 2002, new…

Raspberry Pi 2. Raspberry Pi By Simon J Cox and Steven Johnston The Raspberry Pi has been a great success, selling millions since launch in 2012 and igniting hobbyists' imagination everywhere. The Pi…

Three researchers say they can predict the spread of flu a week into the future with as much accuracy as Google Flu Trends can display levels of infection right now.  The study in Scientific…

The 2014 European Astronomy Journalism Prize has been announced.   Now in its third year, the prize looks to reward excellence displayed in the field by professional journalists as well as…

New research has identified the mechanism used by plants in stress conditions to sense low oxygen levels - and scientists then used that knowledge and advanced breeding techniques to reduce yield…

Carl Djerassi. Boris Roessler/EPA By Sonia Oreffice, Professor of Economics at University of Surrey Carl Djerassi, who died recently aged 91, has been honored globally for his work. In his remarkable…

The world of single atoms and molecules may seem to be governed by chaotic fluctuations, but a team of researchers has found that the spontaneous formation of Turing patterns - responsible for the…

The sixteenth edition of the internationally known Neutrino Telescopes conference will take place on March 2nd-6th 2015 in the usual venue of Palazzo Franchetti in Venice. This is a conference which…

Craigslist's entry into a market results in a 15.9 percent increase in reported HIV cases, according to research from the University of Minnesota published in the December issue of MIS Quarterly.…

Trilemma - a quandary posed by three alternative courses of action. “Agriculture is having increasingly strong global impact on both the environment and human health, often driven by dietary changes…

'Steam douche' advocate Gwyneth Paltrow. More like hot air. Erprofe, CC BY-NC By Helen King, Professor of Classical Studies at The Open University  Gwyneth Paltrow stirred up an interesting…

There is confusion about whether immolation is permissible under Islamic law. EPA By Jon Hoover, Associate Professor of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Arts a University of Nottingham The killing of…