What’s the latest on gut microbiota?

How many undergraduate classes in microbiology -- or any scientific field, for that matter -- can…

Management studies: Dishonesty shift

Lying comes more easily to people in teams: Behavioral scientists have shown in an experimental study…

A study switches from genetic to metabolic analysis to reconstitute evolutionary process

A new method for analyzing a living being chemical compositions is tested in Andean plants and…

Wikipedia used to give AI context clues

A team of computer scientists is teaching artificial intelligence agents how to interact with the world…

North Atlantic right whales decline confirmed: 458 remaining

Marine biologists have developed a new model to improve estimates of abundance and population trends of…

Sleep deprivation is an effective anti-depressant for nearly half of depressed patients, study suggests

Sleep deprivation - typically administered in controlled, inpatient settings - rapidly reduces symptoms of depression in…

Brain powered: Increased physical activity among breast cancer survivors boosts cognition

It is estimated that up to 75 percent of breast cancer survivors experience problems with cognitive…

Proteins’ role in development of spinal sensory cells redefined

A recent study has overturned a common belief about how a certain class of proteins in…

Mercury’s poles may be icier than scientists thought

A new study identifies three large surface ice deposits near Mercury's north pole, and suggests there…

Advanced lithium-ion and metal-air batteries

Engineers are developing energy storage technologies that are cheaper, safer and more efficient.