Brainwaves synchronize to the speed of talking, influencing the way we hear words

The speed at which someone speaks influences the way we hear upcoming words. But, until recently,…

Visceral leishmaniasis on the rise in Brazil, study finds

The parasitic disease leishmaniasis is spread to humans through the bites of sandflies, and is endemic…

Robot-bat, ‘Robat,’ uses sound to navigate and map a novel environment

A fully autonomous bat-like terrestrial robot, named Robat, can use echolocation to move through a novel…

Human gut study questions probiotic health benefits

New research suggests that probiotics might not be as effective as we think. Through a series…

Adaptable lizards illustrate key evolutionary process proposed a century ago

The 'Baldwin effect' has now been demonstrated at the genetic level in a population of dark-colored…

Forecasting risk of deadly vascular condition from genome sequence

A new approach that distills deluges of genetic data and patient health records has identified a…

Forecasting risk of deadly vascular condition from genome sequence

A new approach that distills deluges of genetic data and patient health records has identified a…

Stray proteins cause genetic disorders

A tiny change in the very flexible segments of some proteins is enough to trigger rare…

Stray proteins cause genetic disorders

A tiny change in the very flexible segments of some proteins is enough to trigger rare…

Cracking the code to soot formation

The longstanding mystery of soot formation, which combustion scientists have been trying to explain for decades,…