Death toll from Hurricane Maria estimated to be larger than previously thought

The number of people who died as a result of Hurricane Maria -- which hit Puerto…

A new reality for beauty standards: How selfies and filters affect body image

With the spread of photo-editing technology through applications like Snapchat and Facetune, the level of physical…

Modern Flores Island pygmies show no genetic link to extinct ‘hobbits’

A modern pygmy population living on an Indonesian island near a cave with Homo floresiensis ('hobbit')…

Genome regulation of cell type cataloged in mouse at single-cell level

Scientists have completed a major effort to map the regulatory landscape of the mouse genome at…

New method refines cell sample analysis

Innovation in the field of biomedicine: Researchers have developed a novel method which increases more than…

The US has experienced a spike in violent and unintentional injuries

The US has experienced a disturbing increase in violent and unintentional injuries over the last few…

Astronomers blown away by historic stellar blast

Observations from the Gemini South and other telescopes in Chile played a critical role in understanding…

A kernel of promise in popcorn-powered robots

Researchers have discovered how to power simple robots with a novel substance that, when heated, can…

pH imbalance in brain cells may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease

Scientists say they have found new evidence in lab-grown mouse brain cells, called astrocytes, that one…

Moral decision making is rife with internal conflict, say developmental psychologists

A new in-depth study of moral reasoning challenges the popular notion that people are unable to…