From one death, thousands of precious cells help scientists build a universal reference library

Moments after being taken off life support, an anonymous Bay Area woman gave the most abundant…

Lunar eclipse thrills stargazers in the Americas

A total lunar eclipse provided a spectacular celestial show as it unfolded Sunday night into early…

Unanticipated high mortality rate of participants in multidecade juvenile justice study

Gun-related deaths are at a record high, according to a recent report by the Center for…

Research finds western glacier stoneflies in new Wyoming locations

A group of researchers, led by the University of Wyoming, recently discovered the western glacier stonefly—Wyoming’s…

New theoretical model reveals multiple component processes in perceptual learning

How repeated training or practice leads to long-term performance improvements is one of the fundamental questions…

Lower prices can make more people eat vegetarian

More meat eaters would choose a vegetarian burger if it was cheaper than a meat burger.…

Perception-based nanosensor platform could advance detection of ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer kills 14,000 women in the United States every year. It’s the fifth leading cause…

Exploring the ethical challenges in microbiome research

A human rights activist and a group of anthropologists and human biologists are casting a critical…

Cutting air pollution emissions would save 50,000 US lives, $600 billion each year

Eliminating air pollution emissions from energy-related activities in the United States would prevent more than 50,000…

Researchers find CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing approach can alter the social behavior of animals

Georgia State University scientists have created gene-edited hamsters for studies of social neuroscience and have found…