Why do people switch their language?

Due to increasing globalization, the linguistic landscape of our world is changing; many people give up…

Bowel cancer medication could help combat early-onset Parkinson’s disease

Folinic acid can protect neurons in fruit flies, report scientists. The study suggests that folinic acid,…

Growing isolation of poor helps explain changes in concentrated poverty

Concentrated poverty -- neighborhoods where 40 percent of the population or more lives below the federal…

Increase in extreme sea levels could endanger European coastal communities

Massive coastal flooding in northern Europe that now occurs once every century could happen every year…

Spiders eat astronomical numbers of insects

A new study reveals some stunning estimates about how much the world's spiders eat annually: between…

The molecular underpinnings of T cell exhaustion

One reason we survive into adulthood is that cell-killing T cells usually recognize and eliminate cancerous…

At mealtime, honey bees prefer country blossoms to city blooms

Hungry honey bees appear to favor flowers in agricultural areas over those in neighboring urban areas.…

Mathematical modeling predicts student success, dropout rates

A researcher has used mathematical modeling to demonstrate that negative peer pressures can spread in a…

How cobras developed flesh-eating venom

An international study has revealed how one of the world's most feared types of snakes --…

How to fit in when you stand out: Don’t try so hard

When in Rome you do as the Romans do, right? Not necessarily. When it comes to…