New periodic table of droplets could help solve crimes

Scientists have created a periodic table of droplet motions, inspired in part by parallels between the…

Keeping active in middle age may be tied to lower risk of dementia

Keeping physically and mentally active in middle age may be tied to a lower risk of…

New form of hereditary osteoporosis

Researchers have identified a new gene whose variants cause hereditary childhood-onset osteoporosis. The gene defect was…

Avoiding the crack of doom

The deformations and fractures that cause catastrophic failure in materials begin with a few molecules torn…

New microfluidics device can detect cancer cells in blood

Researchers have developed a device that can isolate individual cancer cells from patient blood samples.

Some personal beliefs and morals may stem from genetics

Researchers found that while parents can help encourage their children to develop into responsible, conscientious adults,…

Giant animals lived in Amazonian mega-wetland

Lake systems existing in regions over 10 million years ago survived the Amazon River reversal due…

Robust and specific gene regulation tool developed for primary brain neurons

A powerful neuroscience tool is available to investigate brain development, mechanisms of memory and learning, and…

New NASA mission could find more than 1,000 planets

A NASA telescope that will give humans the largest, deepest, clearest picture of the universe since…

Genetic roadmap of cultivated strawberry

Scientists have sequenced and analyzed the genome of the cultivated strawberry, which will provide a genetic…