Human adaptation to climate change may include changes in fertility, according to a new study by…
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Study reveals link between starch digestion gene, gut bacteria
A newly discovered relationship between genetic variation and the gut microbiome could help nutritionists personalize their…
Scientists discover evolutionary link to modern-day sea echinoderms
Scientists at The Ohio State University have discovered a new species that lived more than 500…
US lawmakers: social media answers on extremist content too vague
Two US lawmakers berated social media firms Thursday for failing to provide specific information on their…
Facebook bans far-right leader, controversial black activist
Facebook on Thursday banned controversial black activist leader Louis Farrakhan, far-right icon Alex Jones and several…
NASA goes infrared on powerful Tropical Cyclone Fani
NASA's Aqua satellite focused an infrared eye on a very powerful Tropical Cyclone Fani as it…
Chemical modifiers tag-team to regulate essential mechanism of life
Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have made a key observation about one of the most fundamental…
Sculpting super-fast light pulses: Nanopillars shape light precisely for practical applications
Imagine being able to shape a pulse of light in any conceivable manner—compressing it, stretching it,…
Localized efforts to save coral reefs won’t be enough, study suggests
A National Science Foundation study of factors that cause corals stress suggests that localized attempts to…
A model to decipher the complexity of gene regulation
How, where and when genes are expressed determine individual phenotypes. If gene expression is controlled by…