Cellular stress in the brain may contribute to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Research shows that cellular stress in the brain may contribute to development of nonalcoholic fatty liver…

Predicting threats to rainforests: New approach

A new study highlights novel approaches to tackling deforestation. The team focused their research on Borneo,…

Landscape-scale erosion instabilities in the northern Gabilan Mesa, California

If you ever fly from L.A. to San Francisco, California, you may notice the Gabilan Mesa…

Better understanding of how brain tumors ‘feed’

All cancer tumors have one thing in common - they must feed themselves to grow and…

New hair growth mechanism discovered

Regulatory T cells (Tregs; pronounced 'tee-regs'), a type of immune cell generally associated with controlling inflammation, directly…

New species of bus-sized fossil marine reptile unearthed in Russia

A new species of a fossil pliosaur (large predatory marine reptile from the 'age of dinosaur')…

Crucial clue to manipulating reproduction in plants discovered

For the first time, a team of researchers has identified a small RNA species and its…

Marmoset monkeys learn to call the same way human infants learn to babble

Human social groups have a strange tendency to share responsibility for taking care of infants; parents,…

Ancient DNA evidence shows hunter-gatherers and farmers were intimately linked

In human history, the transition from hunting and gathering to farming is a significant one. As…

Brain images reveal roots of kids’ increasing cognitive control

As children age into adolescence and on into young adulthood, they show dramatic improvements in their…