World’s most spoken language is ‘Terpene’

If you're small, smells are a good way to stand out. A team of researchers has…

Relationship between drug injection risk behaviors, immune activation

Investigators examined the relationship between injection drug use and immune activation in a sample of HIV…

Research unravels mysteries of mouthparts of butterflies

A researcher has been studying how the mouthparts of butterflies and moths work since 2010. His…

Researchers resolve key question on titanium oxide, water interactions

When water comes in for a landing on the common catalyst titanium oxide, it splits into…

Scientists tag humpback whales in southeast Pacific

Whales from both poles migrate long distances to breed in tropical waters. Researchers tagged 47 humpbacks…

Deciphering plant immunity against parasites

Nematodes are a huge threat to agriculture since they parasitize important crops such as wheat, soybean,…

‘Bad’ air may impact ‘good’ cholesterol increasing heart disease risk

Traffic-related air pollution may increase risk of developing cardiovascular diseases through its effects on high-density lipoprotein…

Crooked bite may indicate early life stress

The first 1,000 days after conception strongly influence a person's life expectancy and disease susceptibility, research…

Study examines impact of common risk factors on outcomes for home, birth center births

Women with some characteristics commonly thought to increase pregnancy risks -- being over age 35; being…

Gonorrhea manipulates an anti-infection mechanism in the female reproductive tract

The bacterium that causes gonorrhea infects the female reproductive tract by breaking connections between cells in…