Autism and the smell of fear

Autism typically involves the inability to read social cues. We most often associate this with visual…

‘Negative emotions’ linked to higher rates of opioid use in sickle cell disease

A link has been foundbetween negative emotions, such as sadness and anxiety, and higher opioid use…

Deep ocean bacteria discovered to play large role in carbon capture

Marine bacteria that live in the dark depths of the ocean play a newly discovered and…

All missions on board for NASA heliophysics research

Scientists have been studying the near-Earth environment for the better part of a century, but many…

New technique can detect impurities in ground beef within minutes

Researchers have found a better way to identify unwanted animal products in ground beef. They used…

Possible vestiges of a Universe previous to the Big Bang

Researcher proposes to eliminate the need for cosmological space-time singularity and argues that the current expansion…

New butterfly species discovered in Russia with an unusual set of 46 chromosomes

Finding a new species is a rare event in easy-to-see and well-studied organisms like butterflies, especially…

Unique metal artifacts from Iron Age settlement shed new light on prehistoric feasting

Prehistoric cauldrons, ancient sword and assorted metalwork among nationally significant findings just discovered by archaeologists at…

Piezoelectric effect of lysozyme was experimentally proved

Direct evidence of the piezoelectric effect of lysozyme in monoclinic and tetragonal aggregate films of lysozyme…

Family-friendly overpasses are needed to help grizzly bears, study suggests

Researchers have determined how female grizzly bears keep their cubs safe while crossing the Trans-Canada Highway.