Spotted skunk evolution driven by climate change, suggest researchers

Climate plays a key role in determining what animals can live where. And while human-induced climate…

How migrations and other population dynamics could have shaped early human culture

Bursts of cultural advance are usually assumed to result from climate or biological changes. A new…

Scientists turn human induced pluripotent stem cells into lung cells

Scientists have announced two major findings that further our understanding of how stem cells become organs:…

Detailed images reveal interactions that affect signaling in the brain

Detailed images of chemical signaling in the brain may shed light on neurodegenerative disease processes, report…

New technologies show brain tumor firmness, adhesion before surgery

It's not often that a fall saves someone's life. Helen Powell, 74, says that was the…

You’re not too old to learn that

If we as adults continue to learn the way we did as children, we can redefine…

Common cold duration is shortened similarly by zinc acetate and zinc gluconate lozenges

There is no significant difference between zinc acetate lozenges and zinc gluconate lozenges regarding their efficacy…

What roundworms can teach us about human growth

Human beings and the roundworm C. elegans have more in common than you'd expect. Thanks to…

Operating smart devices from the space on and above the back of your hand

Smartwatches such as the Apple Watch have been called a 'revolution on the wrist', but the…

Cost of Zika outbreak in the United States could be high

Even a relatively mild Zika outbreak in the United States could cost more than $183 million…