Scientists identify hotspots of coastal risks in Latin America and the Caribbean

The catastrophic 2017 hurricane season provided ample demonstrations of the vulnerability of populations and infrastructure in…

Brain activity is inherited, may inform treatment for ADHD, autism

A new study concludes that while individually unique, each connectotype demonstrates both familial and heritable relationships.

Geometry plays an important role in how cells behave

Inspired by how geometry influences physical systems such as soft matter, researchers have revealed surprising insights…

A strange new world of light

Structured beams of light, which exhibit strange behavior such as bending in a spiral, corkscrewing and…

Bacteria in the gut modulates response to immunotherapy in melanoma

Bacteria that live in the human digestive tract can influence how cancer responds to immunotherapy, opening…

Left or right? Like humans, bees have a preference

A discovery that bees have individual flying direction preferences could lead to strategies for steering drone…

Mexican doctors safely reuse donated pacemakers after sterilization

Mexican doctors have safely reused donated pacemakers after sterilization, shows a new study. The findings create…

How chromosomes ‘cheat’ for the chance to get into an egg

Chromosomes can 'cheat,' biasing the chance that they will make it into a sex cell. Biologists…

Is gun violence contagious?

Gun violence is mostly not contagious but rather an endemic issue for particular neighborhoods, according to…

Genomic study reveals clues to wild past of grapes

About 22,000 years ago, as the ice sheets that consumed much of North America and Europe…