Researchers invented tools from flashes of light for decoding and controlling signalling circuits in living cells

Researchers have invented new tools for decoding and controlling signalling circuits in living cells with flashes…

Current stimulation may keep visual neurons alive after injury — but at a cost

Researchers report that for rats and mice, repetitive transorbital alternating current stimulation (rtACS) may help preserve…

Sacrificing sleep for love

Sleep is important, but if there is something more important or interesting to do -- for…

New study sheds light on origins of life on Earth through molecular function

Debate exists over how life began on Earth, but a new study provides evidence for a…

Climate change refuge for corals discovered (and how we can protect it right now)

Scientists have discovered a refuge for corals where the environment protects otherwise sensitive species to the…

Tea-time means leopard-time in India

A new study finds that leopards are abundant in tea-garden landscapes in north-eastern India, but that…

Following gastric band surgery, device-related reoperation common, costly

Among Medicare beneficiaries undergoing laparoscopic adjustable gastric band surgery, reoperation was common, costly, and varied widely…

Wallflower center pack baboons find place

Using high-resolution GPS tracking, researchers continuously monitored the movements of nearly an entire baboon troop in…

‘Trojan fish’: Invasive rabbitfish spread invasive species

For some time, unicellular benthic organisms from the Indo-Pacific have been spreading in the Mediterranean. An…

Bumblebee populations higher in Detroit than in some less-urbanized areas; vacant lots could be a factor

A new study of native bumblebee populations in southeastern Michigan cities found, surprisingly, that Detroit has…