Countries most affected by weather disasters do not spend more on weather services

Countries hit hardest by weather-related disasters do not necessarily spend more on commercial weather and climate…

Ancient Peru: Major discovery of early human life

A-tisket, a-tasket. You can tell a lot from a basket. Especially if it's from ancient ruins…

Cost-effective ways to combat HIV risk among intravenous drug users identified

With the abuse of opioids on the rise in the United States, researchers are concerned that…

Zika virus likely circulated in Americas long before detection during 2015-16 epidemic

Analysis of the largest collection of Zika genomes to date reveals the trajectory and evolution of…

Nanoalloys ten times as effective as pure platinum in fuel cells

A new type of nanocatalyst can result in the long-awaited commercial breakthrough for fuel cell cars.…

Ochre use by Middle Stone Age humans in Porc-Epic cave persisted over thousands of years

Middle Stone Age humans in the Porc-Epic cave likely used ochre over at least 4,500 years,…

Amazingly flexible: Learning to read in your 30s profoundly transforms the brain

Reading is such a modern cultural invention that there is no specific area in the brain…

Shedding light on how humans walk, with robots

Patients walking in clinical robotic suits do not modify their gait in response to forces that…

Population only part of tornado casualty story

The strength of a tornado has a significantly larger effect than population on the number of…

Zika reached Miami at least four times, Caribbean travel likely responsible

With mosquito season looming in the Northern Hemisphere, doctors and researchers are poised to take on…