Now your phone can become a robot that does the boring work

Researchers have developed a smartphone app that allows a user to easily program any robot to…

Biology of leptin, the hunger hormone, revealed

New research offers insight into leptin, a hormone that plays a key role in appetite, overeating,…

10 Years Ago: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Begins Mission to Map the Moon

10 Years Ago: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Begins Mission to Map the Moon Click here…

PIA23291: Dust Devil Tracks

           Target: Mars Mission:  2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument:  THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Click here…

NASA Helps Warn of Harmful Algal Blooms in Lakes, Reservoirs

Harmful algal blooms cause massive problems in coastal areas and lakes across the United States. When…

Gene linked to cannabis abuse

New research shows that a specific gene is associated with an increased risk of cannabis abuse.…

Food neophobia may increase the risk of lifestyle diseases

Your parents were right: You should always try all foods! Food neophobia, or fear of new…

New methods from material sciences in physics find their way into cancer research

A new study on the behavior of water in cancer cells shows how methods usually limited…

New drug compound could tackle major life-limiting kidney disease

Scientists are developing a new class of drugs to treat a common genetic kidney disease which…

Origin of life: A prebiotic route to DNA

DNA, the hereditary material, may have appeared on Earth earlier than has been assumed hitherto. Chemists…