Invasive species of coral boasts amazing capacity for regeneration

Colonies of sun coral multiply rapidly, driving native corals out. Scientists investigate whether the rising of…

Study in Fiji finds that removing sea cucumbers spells trouble for shallow coastal waters

The sea cucumber's unimpressive appearance belies the outsized role these creatures play in converting decomposing organic…

Mandatory bundled-payment Medicare programs should stay, study suggests

Hospitals that receive bundled payments for joint replacements either voluntarily or through Medicare's mandatory programs, vary…

Data discrepancies may affect understanding of the universe

One of the unsolved mysteries in modern science is why the expansion of the universe appears…

Microbiome differences between urban and rural populations start soon after birth

An analysis comparing the intestinal microbiomes of both infants and adults living in rural and urban…

How Tau aggregates can contribute to cell death in Alzheimer’s disease

New evidence suggests a mechanism by which progressive accumulation of Tau protein in brain cells may…

Cancer: Microbubbles delivered via gas embolotherapy could cut off blood supply and deliver drugs

Embolization -- the use of various techniques to cut off the blood vessels that feed tissue…

Earth could have supported continental crust, life earlier than thought

The early Earth might have been habitable much earlier than thought, according to new research.

Scientists analyze first direct images of dissolved organic carbon from the ocean

In a first, researchers have obtained direct images of dissolved organic carbon molecules from the ocean,…

Secret life of an enigmatic Antarctic apex predator

Scientists have, for the first time, tracked the lives of leopard seals as they migrate around…