Extinct weasel relative with confounding skull likely ate meat with a side of veggies

The oddly shaped skull of Leptarctus primus, an extinct weasel relative that lived in North America…

A ‘joint’ problem: Investigating marijuana and tobacco co-use

A survey of marijuana and tobacco co-users investigators found that co-users with high degree of interrelatedness…

Successful measurement of vitamin D in human hair

A new study has reported for the first time that vitamin D can be measured in…

Stopping inflammation from becoming chronic

An international research team has developed a highly sensitive cell model to study the complex effects…

World’s biggest bee found

Lost to science for decades and thought perhaps extinct, Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto) has been…

Proximity to land determines how coral reef communities respond to climate change events

Severe weather and environmental disturbances, such as cyclones or thermal coral bleaching, affect specific areas of…

A peek at living room decor suggests how decorations vary around the world

People around the world paint their walls different colors, buy plants to spruce up their interiors…

A tasty Florida butterfly turns sour

A 15-year study by entomologists found that, when living apart from the unsavory bug it mimics,…

Split and continuous sleep in teens impact cognition and glucose levels differently

Under conditions of insufficient sleep, effects on cognitive performance and morning glucose levels vary depending on…

How diabetes causes muscle loss

Diabetes is associated with various health problems including decline in skeletal muscle mass. A research group…