The evolution of brain tumors

Scientists have found in a recent study that only three different genetic alterations drive the early…

Fertility restored in non-human primate model of childhood cancer survivorship

In a first, researchers have reported in a non-human primate model that immature testicular tissue can…

No evidence that calcium increases risk of AMD

Eating a calcium-rich diet or taking calcium supplements does not appear to increase the risk of…

Dynamic hydrogel used to make ‘soft robot’ components and LEGO-like building blocks

A new type of hydrogel material could soon make assembling complex microfluidic or soft robotic devices…

Inert nitrogen forced to react with itself

Direct coupling of two molecules of nitrogen: chemists have achieved what was thought to be impossible.…

First evidence bacterial-induced apoptosis in algae

Biologists show the first evidence of apoptosis, or programmed cell death in algae. The outcomes have…

Engineers demonstrate metamaterials that can solve equations

Engineers have designed a metamaterial device that can solve integral equations. The device works by encoding…

Two-step path to shrinking worker bee gonads

The dramatic difference in gonad size between honey bee queens and their female workers in response…

How team sports change a child’s brain

Adult depression has long been associated with shrinkage of the hippocampus, a brain region that plays…

Hundreds of bubble streams link biology, seismology off Washington’s coast

The first survey of methane vent sites off Washington's coast finds 1,778 bubble columns, with most…