Well-kept vacant lots can help reduce crime

Maintaining the yards of vacant properties helps reduce crime rates in urban neighborhoods, indicates a new…

Sea scorpions: The original sea monster

Related to both modern scorpions and horseshow crabs, sea scorpions had thin, flexible bodies. Some species…

Cytokine controls immune cells that trigger inflammatory bowel disease, study finds

A certain cytokine, or small protein that helps cells communicate during immune responses, can control whether…

Master detox molecule boosts immune defenses

Scientists have discovered an unknown molecular mechanism promoting the activation of the human immune system. The…

Protein primes mouse stem cells to quickly repair injury, study finds

Like drag car racers revving their engines at the starting line, stem cells respond more quickly…

Frog slime kills flu virus

Frogs' skins were known to secrete peptides that defend them against bacteria. A new research finding…

Study finds amoeba ‘grazing,’ killing bacteria usually protected by film

A professor of bacteriology has shown the first proof that a certain group of amoeba called…

Ultrasensitive detection of protein linked to multiple autoimmune diseases

Researchers have developed a new method that will allow doctors to detect minute amounts of a…

Neural basis for parasitic cowbird’s secret password identified by researchers

If you are raised by other species, then how do you know who you are? Although…

Prescribed forest fire frequency should be based on land management goals

Researchers have studied forests subjected to different frequencies of fires to determine what effects fire can…