‘Handedness’ in scale-eating fish: Nature and nurture

Lateralized behaviors are thought to be strengthened during development. However, little is known about how they…

Could interstellar ice provide the answer to birth of DNA?

Molecules brought to Earth in meteorite strikes could potentially be converted into the building blocks of…

‘Mysterious’ ancient creature was definitely an animal, research confirms

It lived well over 550 million years ago, is known only through fossils and has variously…

Hubble observes pitch black planet

Astronomers have discovered that the well-studied exoplanet WASP-12b reflects almost no light, making it appear essentially…

Hydrogen power moves a step closer

Physicists are developing methods of creating renewable fuel from water using quantum technology. Renewable hydrogen can…

Premature infants may get metabolic boost from mom’s breast milk

The breast milk of mothers with premature babies has different amounts of microRNA than that of…

Chronic pain common in people living with HIV

All people living with HIV should be screened for chronic pain, which affects 39 to 85…

Mechanism behind calorie restriction, lengthened lifespan revealed

Almost a century ago, scientists discovered that cutting calorie intake could dramatically extend lifespan in certain…

Social media helps students learn scientific argumentation better

Students who took part in a program that taught scientific argumentation learned the concepts better than…

New supernova analysis reframes dark energy debate

The accelerating expansion of the Universe may not be real, but could just be an apparent…