Left-handers aren't better spatially, gaming research shows

By asking participants to download and play a video game that captured user information and tracked…

Human brain takes stock of blame

Researchers have found that the human brain can distinguish between an outcome caused by human error…

Scientists find 14 new transient objects in space by peering through the 'Christmas Tree Galaxy Cluster'

Scientists have discovered 14 new transient objects during their time-lapse study of galaxy cluster MACS0416 —…

Poison dart frogs: Personality determines reproductive strategies

Unlike their relatives, individuals of the poison frog Allobates femoralis are not poisonous but are captivating…

First live birth of a chimeric monkey using embryonic stem cell lines

A team of researchers has reported for the first time the live birth of a monkey…

Lightning identified as the leading cause of wildfires in boreal forests, threatening carbon storage

Most wildfires in boreal forests, such as those in Canada, are caused by lightning strikes, according…

Zooplankton in ocean and freshwater are rapidly escalating the global environmental threat of plastics

A collaborative research team has recently revealed that rotifers, a kind of microscopic zooplankton common in…

Social-behavioral findings can be highly replicable, six-year study by four labs suggests

Roughly two decades ago, a community-wide reckoning emerged concerning the credibility of published literature in the…

187 new genetic variants linked to prostate cancer found in largest, most diverse study of its kind

A globe-spanning scientific team has compiled the most comprehensive list of genetic variants associated with prostate…

Toward new targeted treatments for rheumatoid arthritis

New research may lead to new targeted treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune disease that…