Researchers develop model for studying rare polio-like illness

Scientists have developed the first animal model for studying paralysis caused by virus linked to a…

Understanding the impact of delays in high-speed networks

In a world increasingly reliant on high-speed networks, introducing microsecond delays into such systems can have…

Computer bots are more like humans than you might think, having fights lasting years

Bots appear to behave differently in culturally distinct online environments. A new paper says the findings…

Ball-rolling bees reveal complex learning

Bumblebees can be trained to score goals using a mini-ball, revealing unprecedented learning abilities.

Why a common bacterium can produce severe illness

How can the same infection result in dramatically different levels of illness in two different people?…

Melting sea ice may be speeding nature’s clock in the Arctic

Spring is coming sooner to some plant species in the low Arctic of Greenland, while other…

Values gap in workplace can lead millennials to look elsewhere

Much has been made in popular culture about millennials as they join the working world, including…

Global vaccine injury system needed to improve public health

A global vaccine injury compensation system administered through the World Health Organization would address the global…

Nematode resistance in soybeans beneficial even at low rates of infestation

Soybeans with resistance to soybean cyst nematodes seem to have a yield advantage compared to susceptible…

Gene mutations cause leukemia, but which ones?

New research sought to better understand one 'typo' in a standard leukemia assay, or test. The…