New device identifies high-quality blood donors

Blood banks have long known about high-quality donors—individuals whose red blood cells stay viable for longer…

Scientists examine bacterial cannibalism

Researchers from Sechenov University and their colleagues summarised the results of various studies devoted to a…

NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration Mission Leaves Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) flight payload shipped to Northrop Grumman’s facility in Sterling, Virginia,…

Scientists listen to whales, walruses and seals in a changing Arctic seascape

A year-round acoustic study of marine mammals in the northern Bering Sea is providing scientists with…

'Parentese' helps parents, babies make 'conversation' and boosts language development

A new study finds the value of using ‘parentese,’ an exaggerated speaking style that conveys total…

Closely spaced hydrogen atoms could facilitate superconductivity in ambient conditions

An international team of researchers has discovered the hydrogen atoms in a metal hydride material are…

Tumbleweeds or fibrils: Tau proteins need to choose

New simulations by Rice University scientists tell a tale of two taus and how they relate…

Trained dogs are the most efficient way to hunt citrus industry's biggest threat

Dogs specially trained by Agriculture Research Service (ARS) scientists have proven to be the most efficient…

Planned hydropower dams threaten fish in the tropics

Planned hydropower dams will greatly increase threats for freshwater fish species because of habitat fragmentation, especially…

How ants get angry: Precise 'lock and key' process regulates aggression, acceptance

Scientists report definitive evidence of a mechanism within ants that is responsible for unlocking aggression. The…