Increased cortical activation in cannabis users’ brains in resting state, research suggests

Recent research shows that cannabis users experience increased cortical activation during the brain's resting state when…

New source of formic acid discovered over Pacific, Indian oceans

Insights from experiments designed to push chemical systems far from equilibrium allowed an international group of…

Genes are key to academic success, study suggests

Parents always worry about whether their children will do well in school, but their kids probably…

Family tree of blood production reveals hundreds of thousands of stem cells

Adult humans have ten times more blood-creating stem cells in their bone marrow than previously thought,…

Wind turbines: How much power can they provide?

Wind turbines could cover 40 percent of the current electricity consumption in Germany.

Lymph node structural cells rein in human immune responses

New research has veered away from traditional immunology by turning the spotlight on the structural cells…

Probing molecular limit of plasmonics

Researchers are probing the physical limits of excited electronic states called plasmons by studying them in…

New study introduces approach that can roughly double success rates of kidney transplants

A new study shows how to improve the success rate of an innovative kidney matching process…

Sexual violence haunts women with vivid memories decades later

Women who are sexually assaulted experience more vivid memories than women coping with the aftermath of…

Heat transfer surprise could lead to thermal transistors

As much as 100 times more heat than predicted by the standard radiation theory can flow…