A-MUD: A method for automatically detecting mouse song

Mice produce a remarkable repertoire of vocalizations across five octaves, which they emit during mating and…

An officer and a gentlewoman from the Viking army in Birka

War was not an activity exclusive to males in the Viking world. A new study shows…

Immune cells help fat deal with environmental challenges

Immunosuppressive regulatory T-cells play an important role in the functioning of adipose tissue.

Are we being watched? Tens of other worlds could spot the Earth

Scientists have turned exoplanet-hunting on its head, in a study that instead looks at how an…

High-speed quantum memory for photons

Physicists have developed a memory that can store photons. These quantum particles travel at the speed…

How to draw electricity from the bloodstream

Men build dams and huge turbines to turn the energy of waterfalls and tides into electricity.…

New guidelines discourage use of brain imaging as a ‘lie detector’ for chronic pain

A task force consisting of researchers from around the world has released a set of recommendations…

Blocking sweet taste receptors can help body fight off sinus infections

Sweet taste receptor, known as T1R, can be activated by certain amino acids secreted by bacteria.…

Young birds suffer in the city

City life is tough for young birds. But if they survive their first year, they are…

Why it’s difficult to predict evolutionary fate of a new trait

Scientists explain the vexing complexities that make it hard to predict whether a new genetic trait…