Duchenne muscular dystrophy diagnosis improved by simple accelerometers

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is the most common type of muscular dystrophy, affecting more than 10,000 males…

Simulations show effects of buoyancy on drift in Florida Current

Acquiring a better understanding for how objects drift in the ocean has importance for a wide…

Video: How do you get a fossil out of rock? Painstakingly

Fossils just aren’t found. They are made visible by the gentle and professional work of the…

How to reduce the number of birds killed by buildings

As high-rise cities grow upwards and outwards, increasing numbers of birds die by crashing into glass…

Here comes the Sun

Image: At this very moment, a spacecraft is headed toward the brightly burning Sun, photographed here…

How some butterflies developed the ability to change their eyespot size

Biologists have new insight on how a butterfly species developed the ability to adjust its wing…

Coincidences influence the onset and ending of ice ages

An analysis of the so called climate spectrum shows why the ice ages have not behaved…

New technique allows scientists to study parasitic infections one cell at a time

A new technique may help scientists study the body’s immune response to intestinal parasite infections one…

Taller young men may have lower dementia risk

Men who are taller in young adulthood, as an indicator of early-life circumstances, may have a…

Live imaging of flowers reveals hidden secrets of plant reproduction

Scientists have developed a way to image sexual reproduction in living flowers, according to a new…