Stem cells help explain varied genetics behind rare neurologic disease

Researchers have successfully grown stem cells from children with a devastating neurological disease to help explain…

This timid little fish escapes predators by injecting them with opioid-laced venom

Fang blennies are small fish with big teeth. Specifically, they have two large canine teeth that…

Getting a leg up: Hand task training transfers motor knowledge to feet

The human brain's cerebellum controls the body's ability to tightly and accurately coordinate and time movements…

Mysterious cosmic explosion surprises astronomers studying the distant x-ray universe

A mysterious flash of X-rays has been discovered by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory in the deepest…

It’s true: The sound of nature helps us relax

Playing 'natural sounds' affects the bodily systems that control the flight-or-fright and rest-digest autonomic nervous systems,…

Search for stellar survivor of a supernova explosion

Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to observe the remnant of a supernova explosion…

Even short-duration heat waves could lead to failure of coffee crops

'Hot coffee' is not a good thing for java enthusiasts when it refers to plants beset…

Novel vulnerabilities in dengue virus discovered

Hidden vulnerabilities on the surface of the dengue virus have been found by researchers. This discovery…

Fluctuation in the concentration of calcium ions contributes to brain shape

The first step in shaping the brain is that the neural plate, a sheet-like cell layer,…

Explaining the accelerating expansion of the universe without dark energy

Enigmatic dark energy, thought to make up 68% of the universe, may not exist at all,…