Amazon farmers discovered the secret of domesticating wild rice 4,000 years ago

Amazonian farmers discovered how to manipulate wild rice so the plants could provide more food 4,000…

How honeybees read the waggle dance

Neurons that enable honeybees to sense the waggle dance -- a form of symbolic communication used…

A spoonful of oil: Fats and oils help to unlock full nutritional benefits of veggies, study suggests

Some dressing with your greens may help you absorb more nutrients, according to a new study.…

Farsighted children struggle with attention, study finds

Farsighted preschoolers and kindergartners have a harder time paying attention and that could put them at…

Novel treatment causes cancer to self-destruct without affecting healthy cells

Scientists have discovered the first compound that directly makes cancer cells commit suicide while sparing healthy…

Blood samples may provide patient radiosensitivity answers

How much radiation or chemotherapy can a certain person handle? With help from blood or tissue…

Type 1 diabetes and the microbiota: MAIT cells as biomarkers and new therapeutic targets

Scientists have discovered that the onset of type 1 diabetes is preceded by modification of MAIT…

The female brain reacts more strongly to prosocial behavior than the male brain

Women are more generous than men, behavioral Experiments show. Now, researchers have been able to demonstrate…

Bacteria self-organize to build working sensors

By programming bacteria with a synthetic gene circuit that can recruit gold nanoparticles to the surface…

Study uncovers mutation that supercharges tumor-suppressor

Stanford scientists have found an answer to one of cancer biology's toughest and most important questions:…