Academia says publication is not the metric for science - and even decry the 'perish or publish' culture they have created for themselves - but then say their role is vital because corporate research…

 A new paper suggests that dopamine release is increased in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and may be normalized by the therapeutic application of deep brain stimulation (DBS). The authors…

The genomics revolution has been going on for decades, but half of known eukaryote lineages remain unstudied at the genomic level. A new survey, with results published in of Trends in Ecology and…

UPTON, NY—Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory are seeking ways to synchronize the magnetic spins in nanoscale devices to build tiny yet more powerful signal…

You've heard that dollar bills can harbor trace amounts of drugs. If only that were the worst of it. But those greenbacks in your wallet are also teeming with life. Each dollar bill carries about 3…

You've heard that dollar bills can harbor trace amounts of drugs. If only that were the worst of it. But those greenbacks in your wallet are also teeming with life. Each dollar bill carries about 3…

It's community pool season and while urban moms think that a chlorinated municipal pool is cleaner than a rural pond, microbiologists know that isn't really true. Bacteria and parasites can lurk in…

Earlier this month, the Epic Electric American Road Trip, a 24-day, 12,183-mile battery-powered journey sponsored by electric vehicle (EV) software and information services company Recargo Inc.,…

North Carolina farmers and landowners are participating in program to grow giant miscanthus grass for renewable products using underutilized and marginal land. Giant miscanthus grass is a rapidly…

Researchers at Medical University of Vienna say it is possible for a blood test to detect depression. Mental illness in the blood? They say, in principle, depression can be diagnosed.…

Astronomers have taken unprecedented images of the intergalactic medium (IGM) — the diffuse gas that connects galaxies throughout the universe — with the Cosmic Web Imager, which was designed and…

Take a muscle cell, modify it over millions of years, and you can end up with a shocking evolutionary result: the electric fish. Electric fish have evolved several times in varying levels of…

Oh Chipotle, you will a hard time not looking silly when you step into science. No one is believing your cheese is more ethical than anyone else's cheese. @onetruecathal @kevinfolta neither. It's an…

Oh Chipotle, you will a hard time not looking silly when you step into science. No one is believing your cheese is more ethical than anyone else's cheese. @onetruecathal @kevinfolta neither. It's an…

Do you find yourself finishing the sentences of a speaker you are watching? You are not alone. Our brain activity is similar to speakers we are listening to when we can predict what they are going to…

It's official - females prefer courtship over competitiveness. And she may talk with her friends about the size of your mandibles, but it really doesn't matter.    Female mate choice and…

Is La Cosa Nostra running food safety summits? 'If you don't pay us, you will have an "accident"' messages were sent and the administrators forgot to grease the wheels? Or a secret conspiracy,…

Is La Cosa Nostra running food safety summits? 'If you don't pay us, you will have an "accident"' messages were sent and the administrators forgot to grease the wheels? Or a secret conspiracy,…

Here's a picture: You work at the EPA. You just finished a four-year long, incredibly detailed analysis of Product X. The work is comprehensive, thorough, world-class - and no one is actually going…

Real, fake, real, fake, a little scrap of papyrus written in Coptic has Jesus Christ, who made bachelorhood cool long before George Clooney, referring to “my wife”. That's a big deal. In 2012, a…