Surgeons create ‘vacuum’ procedure to remove infected pacemaker

Electrophysiologists get creative in removing infected pacemaker wires of a patient unable to have open heart…

Discovery of boron on Mars adds to evidence for habitability

The discovery of boron on Mars gives scientists more clues about whether life could have ever…

Glowing cancer tool illuminates benign, but dangerous, brain tumors during pituitary surgery

An experimental imaging tool that uses a targeted fluorescent dye successfully lit up the benign brain…

Warmer world may bring more local, less global, temperature variability

Many tropical or subtropical regions could see increases in naturally occurring temperature variability as Earth warms…

Dig, dive, survive: Fruit fly larvae can make decisions about feeding that balance risk against benefit, biologists show

We humans aren't the only creatures drawn by the smell of a good meal. Fruit fly…

‘Extreme’ telescopes find the second-fastest-spinning pulsar

By following up on mysterious high-energy sources mapped by NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, a Netherlands-based…

Genome of threatened northern spotted owl assembed

A charismatic owl iconic to Pacific Coast forests is no longer ruling the roost, and scientists…

Cannot sleep due to stress? Here is the cure

Everyone empirically knows that stressful events certainly affect sound sleep. Scientists have found that the active…

The sniff test of self-recognition confirmed: Dogs have self-awareness

A new research study used a sniff-test to evaluate the ability of dogs to recognize themselves.…

When not to eat your kids

Even though it is known to be a cannibal, the mangrove rivulus or killifish of the…