Antarctic seals can help predict ice sheet melt

Two species of seal found in Antarctic seas are helping scientists collect data about the temperature…

Understanding Andean concepts of death and renewal

Research in the Andes has yielded evidence for a complex association between settlement sites and mortuary…

Scientists develop method to tweak tiny ‘antenna’ on cells

Scientists say they have found a fast way to manipulate a cell's cilia, the tiny, fingerlike…

Water plumes on Jupiter’s moon Europa?

Scientists re-examining data from an old mission bring new insights to the tantalizing question of whether…

Why some people resist authority

Control aversion -- the urge to rebel against control over one's decisions -- can be explained…

New agility tests can discriminate between soccer players at different performance levels

A new study reports that two new agility tests can distinguish between youth soccer players in…

Scientists use Dorset, UK, as model to help find traces of life on Mars

By studying a stream on the UK coast, experts have calculated how much organic matter we…

Move it and use it: Exergaming may help those at risk of Alzheimer’s or related dementias

Older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), often a precursor to Alzheimer's, showed significant improvement with…

New hope for patients with depression and anxiety

There is a strong link between depression and anxiety disorders and autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT), a chronic…

Omega-3, omega-6 in diet alters gene expression in obesity

A new study reveals that essential fats in the diet may play a role in regulating…