‘Sherlock’ and the case of narrative perception

'Chunking' is the means by which individual items or words are grouped together into larger units…

Financial incentives could conserve tropical forest diversity

The past few decades have seen the rise of global incentive programs offering payments to landowners…

Cicada wings may inspire new surface technologies

Researchers are looking to insects -- specifically cicadas -- for insight into the design of artificial…

System automatically retouches cellphone images in real-time

Researchers have created a new system that can automatically retouch images in the style of a…

Neurobiology: Use it or lose it

A new study reveals that sound-evoked activity of neurons in the auditory system of the mouse…

Bone loss after denosumab, only partial protection with zoledronate

To counter the decline in BMD after denosumab treatment is discontinued, osteoporosis patients may be transitioned…

Most prescribed opioid pills go unused, study confirms

In a review of half a dozen published studies in which patients self-reported use of opioids…

Babies of kidnapped brides suffer, too

Bride kidnapping remains a common practice in a handful of countries. And when young women are…

Pros and cons: Free dental care in exchange for community service

The majority of low-income Michigan residents and dentists who participated in a program that provided free…

Research and design for carbon quantum dots catalysts

A new study that provides a new approach for the rational design of carbon quantum dots…