Radiocarbon dating and DNA show ancient Puebloan leadership in the maternal line

Discovering who was a leader, or even if leaders existed, from the ruins of archaeological sites…

Prostate cancer cells grow with malfunction of cholesterol control in cells

Advanced prostate cancer and high blood cholesterol have long been known to be connected, but it…

Prediction: More gas-giants will be found orbiting Sun-like stars

New planetary formation models indicate that there may be an undiscovered population of gas giant planets…

Science vs. the sea lamprey

A promising -- and natural -- solution to curb destructive the sea lamprey population has been…

Microbe, virus co-evolution: Model of CRISPR, phage co-evolution explains confusing experimental results

A new study suggests that researchers planning to use the CRISPR genome-editing system to produce designer…

Colorado River flows will keep shrinking as climate warms

Warming in the 21st century reduced Colorado River flows by at least 0.5 million acre-feet, about…

Osteopathic technique helps locate ectopic pregnancies when imaging fails

The location of an ectopic pregnancy can be determined quickly and easily with a simple, noninvasive…

Engineers overcome a hurdle in growing a revolutionary optical metamaterial

Engineers have now produced an elusive diamond crystal structure that could revolutionize photonics. This has put…

The way breast cancer genes act could predict your treatment

Effective treatment options for breast cancer can be predicted based on the way certain breast cancer…

New type of immunological treatment of cancer?

Researchers have found an important piece of the puzzle leading towards an understanding of how our…