A common ancestral gene causes body segmentation in spiders and insects

Scientists have pinpointed a key gene that controls segmentation during spider development, which reveals a further…

Sharp increase in falls in women during midlife

Falls are not just a problem of advanced age, according to researchers, who have identified a…

Powerful molecules provide new findings about Huntington’s disease

Researchers have discovered a direct link between the protein aggregation in nerve cells that is typical…

Future information technologies: Nanoscale heat transport under the microscope

Researchers have investigated heat transport in a model system comprising nanometer-thin metallic and magnetic layers. Similar…

Study sheds light on how brain lets animals hunt for food by following smells

Most animals have a keen sense of smell, which assists them in everyday tasks. Now, a…

For women undergoing IVF, is fresh or frozen embryo transfer best?

IVF experts disagree about whether transferring a fresh or frozen embryo to a patient's womb offers…

Largest brain study of 62,454 scans identifies drivers of brain aging

In the largest known brain imaging study, scientists evaluated 62,454 brain SPECT (single photon emission computed…

Fake news detector algorithm works better than a human

An algorithm-based system that identifies telltale linguistic cues in fake news stories could provide news aggregator…

Quantum simulation reveals mobility edge in a low-dimensional disordered landscape

Scientists using an innovative quantum simulation technique have made one of the first observations of a…

Southern California coast emerges as a toxic algae hot spot

The Southern California coast harbors some of the world's highest concentrations of an algal toxin perilous…