Radial acceleration relation found in all common types of galaxies

The distribution of normal matter precisely determines gravitational acceleration in all common types of galaxies, a…

Roads are driving rapid evolutionary change in our environment

Roads are causing rapid evolutionary change in wild populations of plants and animals according to a…

Honey bee genetics sheds light on bee origins

Where do honey bees come from? A new study clears some of the fog around honey…

Mothers and infants connect through song

New research provides insight into the importance of song for infants and mothers. The work explored…

Antibiotic effective against drug-resistant bacteria in pediatric skin infections

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterial scourge that is resistant to most common antibiotics and…

Method developed by biomedical scientists could help in treatment of several diseases

Nonsense-mediated RNA decay (NMD) is a processing pathway in cells that, like a broom, cleans up…

What the ability to ‘get the gist’ says about your brain

Many who have a chronic traumatic brain injury (TBI) report struggling to solve problems, understand complex…

Zero tolerance policies unfairly punish black girls

Black girls are disproportionately punished in American schools -- an 'overlooked crisis' that is populating the…

Geology of Ceres illuminates origin of organics

NASA's Dawn spacecraft recently detected organic-rich areas on Ceres. Scientists evaluated the geology of the regions…

Glowing mice suggest new gene therapy technique

A collaboration between chemists and gene therapy experts produced a new way of inserting the code…